Catharus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καθαρός (katharós, “pure, clean”) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Why applied to birds of this genus?

Proper noun

Catharus m

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

References

Catharus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Catharus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Catharus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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