Understanding how habitat requirements and sensitivity to fragmentation varies over its large range will be important for conserving future populations . Differs from the other thrushes by its redder back, buffy-brown or orangish tone to breast, and lighter spotting on throat and breast. Same as male. Looks like the adult, but has feathers on the upperparts with buffy tips giving an overall spotted appearance. Wing coverts are edged with tawny-olive.
Underparts are like adult, but tinged with tawny-olive with faint barring on breast and sides.
Each note gets progressively lower in pitch, creating the sensation of spiraling or cascading down the scale. Some songs may begin with a simple, non-inflected note and end with a rolling note. The song varies less than the songs of other forest thrushes, but has an ethereal quality that makes it unique. They also have a jerk or njernt call. Foraging strategy Forages mostly on the ground by turning over leaves with bill.