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Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naevius

Dark orange-brown thrush with white spots and orange eye-ring. Winter Bay Area visitor; ground forager eating berries and invertebrates; disperses mistletoe seeds.

Plants that support Varied Thrush

3 plants

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

moderate

shrub

Fall and winter food source in Pacific Northwest; extends through winter in mild years

Bay Area native

Pacific Poison Oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum

moderate

shrub

Winter resident in coastal CA; overwintering food source

Bay Area native

Pink Honeysuckle

Lonicera hispidula

moderate

vine

Berry consumption during fall migration Sep-Nov

Bay Area native