Bird

Wood Thrush

Hylocichla mustelina

A summer resident that nests in West Virginia. Found in all 55 counties, across 10 habitats.

Here: Summer
Nesting: Nests here
Range: All 55 counties
Habitats: 10

Adult Wood Thrush, whole bird — **Adult**. (c) Ricard Busquets Reverte, some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY. iNaturalist photo 354466669. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: Summer
Nesting: Nests here
Range: All 55 counties
Habitats: 10
Habitat models: Summer

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in West Virginia 10

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Summer

Dry forests and woodlands

Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.

SummerSouthern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest - Xeric; Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood; Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest; Central Appalachian Pine-Oak Rocky Woodland

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

SummerCentral Appalachian Floodplain - Forest Modifier; Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier; South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier; Central Interior and Appalachian Floodplain Systems; Central Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian; South-Central Interior Large Floodplain

Hemlock forests

Shady, evergreen forests of eastern or Carolina hemlock, often along rocky mountain streams and in gorges.

SummerAppalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest

Moderately dry forests

Forests between dry and moist, often oak-hickory on slopes.

SummerNortheastern Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest; Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

SummerSouthern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest; South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest

Mountain balds

Treeless grassy or shrubby summits and ridges in the high mountains.

SummerSouthern Appalachian Grass and Shrub Bald - Shrub Modifier

Rich cove forests

Sheltered, moist mountain hollows and lower slopes with deep, fertile soil.

SummerSouthern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

SummerCentral Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian

Swamps

Forested wetlands with standing water much of the year, such as cypress and gum swamps.

SummerCentral Interior and Appalachian Swamp Systems

Other habitats in its models (90)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in West Virginia.

Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier Summer.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Summer.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer.
Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer.
Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Summer.
Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland Summer.
North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Summer.
North-Central Interior Dry Oak Forest and Woodland Summer.
North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Summer.
North-Central Interior Maple-Basswood Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer.
Central and South Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Summer.
Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Dry-Mesic Loess Slope Forest Summer.
East-Central Texas Plains Post Oak Savanna and Woodland Summer.
East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Oak Dome and Hammock Summer.
Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland Summer.
Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Summer.
Southern Crowley's Ridge Mesic Loess Slope Forest Summer.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer.
Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier Summer.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Woodland Modifier Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Hardwood Forest Summer.
Central Interior Highlands Dry Acidic Glade and Barrens Summer.
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest Summer.
Northern Crowley's Ridge Sand Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Summer.
North-Central Interior Oak Savanna Summer.
North-Central Oak Barrens Summer.
Southern Piedmont Glade and Barrens Summer.
Central Appalachian Alkaline Glade and Woodland Summer.
Central Interior Highlands Calcareous Glade and Barrens Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Taxodium Modifier Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Bay/Gum Modifier Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Clethra Modifier Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Peatland Pocosin Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Streamhead Seepage Swamp - Pocosin - and Baygall Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp Summer.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Basin Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Forested Wetland Summer.
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier Summer.
Southern Piedmont/Ridge and Valley Upland Depression Swamp Summer.
Mississippi River Bottomland Depression Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
Western Great Plains Floodplain Systems Summer.
Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Summer.
Mississippi River Riparian Forest Summer.
Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Hydric Hammock Summer.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Forest Summer.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Red River Large Floodplain Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer.
Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Plain Dry Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Summer.
Central Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Wet Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods Summer.
South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Summer.
North-Central Interior Wet Flatwoods Summer.
Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods Summer.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Nonriverine Wet Hardwood Flatwoods Summer.