Catharus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καθαρός (katharós, “pure, clean”).

Proper noun

Catharus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Turdidae – migrant thrushes of North America and the nightingale-thrushes of Central and South America.

References
  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading
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