Bird
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Passes through North Carolina on migration. Found in all 100 counties.
- Here
- On migration
- Nesting
- Not known to nest here
- Range
- All 100 counties

At a glance
- Group
- Birds
- Here
- On migration
- Nesting
- Not known to nest here
- Range
- All 100 counties
Where it lives
The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.
No habitat recorded.
Seasons in North Carolina
- Migratory: does not nest here, in all 100 counties.
Food plants
Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Plants matched by genus.
Native plants in these genera 122
- Allegheny PlumPrunus alleghaniensis
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Canada PlumPrunus nigra
- Carolina Laurel CherryPrunus caroliniana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- Choke CherryPrunus virginiana
- Fire CherryPrunus pensylvanica
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Susquehanna CherryPrunus susquehanae
- American Fly-honeysuckleLonicera canadensis
- Yellow HoneysuckleLonicera flava
- Coral HoneysuckleLonicera sempervirens
- Limber HoneysuckleLonicera dioica
- Smooth SumacRhus glabra
- Winged SumacRhus copallinum
- Staghorn SumacRhus typhina
- Fragrant SumacRhus aromatica
- Michaux's SumacRhus michauxii
- Myrtle HollyIlex myrtifolia
- American HollyIlex opaca
- Carolina HollyIlex ambigua
- Common WinterberryIlex verticillata
- Dahoon HollyIlex cassine
Plant genera in its diet records (31)
- Cornus Fruit and seeds. 5 diet records. 0 native plants in North Carolina
- Prunus Fruit and seeds. 5 diet records. 10 native plants in North Carolina
- Lonicera Fruit and seeds. 3 diet records. 4 native plants in North Carolina
- Rhus Fruit and seeds. 3 diet records. 5 native plants in North Carolina
- Ilex Fruit and seeds. 2 diet records. 14 native plants in North Carolina
- Rhamnus Seeds and fruit. 2 diet records. 0 native plants in North Carolina
- Sambucus Fruit and seeds. 2 diet records. 2 native plants in North Carolina
- Smilax Fruit and seeds. 2 diet records. 14 native plants in North Carolina
- Solanum Fruit and seeds. 2 diet records. 2 native plants in North Carolina
- Toxicodendron Seeds and fruit. 2 diet records. 3 native plants in North Carolina
- Viburnum Fruit and seeds. 2 diet records. 8 native plants in North Carolina
- Amelanchier Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 7 native plants in North Carolina
- Aralia Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 3 native plants in North Carolina
- Celtis Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 3 native plants in North Carolina
- Erodium Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in North Carolina
- Ficus Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in North Carolina
- Gaylussacia Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 8 native plants in North Carolina
- Juniperus Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 3 native plants in North Carolina
- Madia Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in North Carolina
- Maianthemum Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 2 native plants in North Carolina
- Morus Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 1 native plant in North Carolina
- Parthenocissus Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 2 native plants in North Carolina
- Persicaria Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 13 native plants in North Carolina
- Phytolacca Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 2 native plants in North Carolina
- Rosa Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 1 native plant in North Carolina
- Rubus Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 11 native plants in North Carolina
- Schinus Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in North Carolina
- Sorbus Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 1 native plant in North Carolina
- Symphoricarpos Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 1 native plant in North Carolina
- Thuja Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in North Carolina
- Vitis Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record. 2 native plants in North Carolina
Sources
- USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models (2001)
- USGS Gap Analysis Project range maps (2001), modeled by watershed; migratory gives no dates
- NatureServe Explorer (CC BY 4.0), habitat names
- US Census TIGER/Line counties
- Names follow the USGS Gap Analysis Project (2001)
- Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab) (CC0 1.0), diet records by plant genus
























