True thrush
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The true thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous bird
s in the genus
Turdus of the thrush
family Turdidae
.
The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution
, with species in the Americas
, Europe
, Asia
, Africa
and Australia
. Several species have also colonised some oceanic islands, and two species have been introduced
to New Zealand
. Some New World species are called robins, the most famous of which is the American Robin
. Several species are migratory
.
While some species are often split out of Turdus, the two small thrushes formerly separated in Platycichla
by many authors are usually placed in the present genus again in recent years.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s in the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Turdus of the thrush
Thrush (bird)
The thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur worldwide.-Characteristics:Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized birds, inhabiting wooded areas, and often feed on the ground or eat small fruit. The smallest thrush may be the Forest Rock-thrush, at and...
family Turdidae
Thrush (bird)
The thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur worldwide.-Characteristics:Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized birds, inhabiting wooded areas, and often feed on the ground or eat small fruit. The smallest thrush may be the Forest Rock-thrush, at and...
.
The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution
Cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a taxon is said to have a cosmopolitan distribution if its range extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. For instance, the killer whale has a cosmopolitan distribution, extending over most of the world's oceans. Other examples include humans, the lichen...
, with species in the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Several species have also colonised some oceanic islands, and two species have been introduced
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Some New World species are called robins, the most famous of which is the American Robin
American Robin
The American Robin or North American Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the flycatcher family...
. Several species are migratory
Bird migration
Bird migration is the regular seasonal journey undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather. Sometimes, journeys are not termed "true migration" because they are irregular or in only one direction...
.
While some species are often split out of Turdus, the two small thrushes formerly separated in Platycichla
Platycichla
Platycichla is a small genus of tropical South American thrushes. It contains just two species:* Pale-eyed Thrush, Platycichla leucops* Yellow-legged Thrush, Platycichla flavipes...
by many authors are usually placed in the present genus again in recent years.
List of species in taxonomic order
- Common Blackbird, Turdus merula
- Indian Blackbird, Turdus (merula) simillimus
- Tibetan Blackbird, Turdus (merula) maximus
- Chinese Blackbird, Turdus (merula) mandarinus
- Yemen ThrushYemen ThrushThe Yemen Thrush is a Middle Eastern member of the thrush family Turdidae.-References: Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used-External links:*ARKive - *...
, Turdus menachensis - Olive ThrushOlive ThrushThe Olive Thrush is, in its range, one of the most common members of the thrush family . It occurs in east African highlands from Eritrea and Ethiopia in north to the Cape of Good Hope in south...
, Turdus olivaceus- Abyssinian ThrushAbyssinian ThrushThe Abyssinian Thrush or African Mountain Thrush is a passerine bird in the Turdidae family. It has recently been split from the Olive Thrush , Usambara Thrush and Taita Thrush on genetic differences. Their ranges do not overlap. The southern and northern populations may be distinct species...
, Turdus (olivaceus) abyssinicus - Usambara Thrush, Turdus (olivaceus/abyssinicus) roehli
- Karoo ThrushKaroo ThrushThe Karoo Thrush is a member of the thrush family in Africa. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of the Olive Thrush , but is increasingly treated as a separate species. This medium-sized bird has a length of about 24 cm...
, Turdus (olivaceus) smithi
- Abyssinian Thrush
- Taita ThrushTaita ThrushThe Taita Thrush , also known as Taita Olive Thrush or Heller's Ground Thrush, is a critically endangered bird from the family of thrushes , endemic to the Taita Hills in Kenya.-Description:...
, Turdus helleri - formerly in T. olivaceus - Somali ThrushSomali ThrushThe Somali Thrush , also known as the Somali Blackbird, is a songbird species in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Somalia.It has a black head and breast, yellow bill, brown back and wings and a grey belly with red sides....
or Somali Blackbird, Turdus ludoviciae - formerly in T. olivaceus - Olivaceous Thrush, Turdus olivaceofuscus
- Comoro ThrushComoro ThrushThe Comoro Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Comoros and Mayotte.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Turdus bewsheri - Kurrichane ThrushKurrichane ThrushThe Kurrichane Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
, Turdus libonyanus - African ThrushAfrican ThrushThe African Thrush is a passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is common in well-wooded areas over much of sub-Saharan Africa. Populations are resident....
, Turdus pelios - African Bare-eyed ThrushAfrican Bare-eyed ThrushThe African Bare-eyed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
, Turdus tephronotus - Grey-backed ThrushGrey-backed ThrushThe Grey-backed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Russia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. A captive bred pair laid five eggs, which hatched 14 days after the first egg was laid...
, Turdus hortulorum - Tickell's ThrushTickell's ThrushTickell's Thrush is a passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is common in open forest in the Himalaya, and migrates seasonally into peninsular India....
, Turdus unicolor - Black-breasted ThrushBlack-breasted ThrushThe Black-breasted Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam....
, Turdus dissimilis - Japanese ThrushJapanese ThrushThe Japanese Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is temperate forests.-References:...
, Turdus cardis - White-collared BlackbirdWhite-collared BlackbirdThe White-collared Blackbird is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude...
, Turdus albocinctus - Ring OuzelRing OuzelThe Ring Ouzel is a European member of the thrush family Turdidae.It is the mountain equivalent of the closely related Common Blackbird, and breeds in gullies, rocky areas or scree slopes....
, Turdus torquatus - Grey-winged BlackbirdGrey-winged BlackbirdThe Grey-winged Blackbird is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, stretching all the way to the nearer parts of Southeast Asia, including in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam...
, Turdus boulboul - Island ThrushIsland ThrushThe Island Thrush is a common forest bird in the thrush family. Almost 50 subspecies have been described, ranging from Taiwan, through South East Asia and Melanesia, to Samoa, exhibiting great differences in plumage...
, Turdus poliocephalus- Christmas Island ThrushChristmas Island ThrushThe Christmas Island Thrush , ia a subspecies of the Island Thrush . It is endemic to Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean.-Description:...
, Turdus poliocephalus erythropleurus - common Christmas IslandChristmas IslandThe Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It is located northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and ENE of the Cocos Islands....
endemic subspecies - Norfolk Island ThrushNorfolk Island ThrushThe Norfolk Island Thrush , also known as the Grey-headed Blackbird or Guava Bird, was a bird in the Thrush family endemic to Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the Tasman Sea...
, Turdus poliocephalus poliocephalus - extinct (c.1975) - Maré Island Thrush, Turdus poliocephalus mareensis - extinct (early 20th century)
- Lord Howe Island ThrushLord Howe Island ThrushThe Lord Howe Island Thrush , also known as Vinous-tinted Thrush or Vinous-tinted blackbird, is an extinct subspecies of the Island Thrush...
, Turdus poliocephalus vinitinctus - extinct (1920s) - Lifou Island Thrush, Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri - possibly extinct (early 20th century?)
- Christmas Island Thrush
- Chestnut ThrushChestnut ThrushThe Chestnut Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.-External links:*...
, Turdus rubrocanus - White-backed ThrushWhite-backed ThrushThe White-backed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate shrubland.-References:...
, Turdus kessleri - Grey-sided ThrushGrey-sided ThrushThe Grey-sided Thrush is a species of bird in the thrush family .The species is migratory, breeding in the mountains of north-east China, and migrating to subtropical or tropical moist montane forest in India, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand.It is threatened by habitat loss and habitat...
, Turdus feae - Eyebrowed ThrushEyebrowed ThrushThe Eyebrowed Thrush, Turdus obscurus, is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.It breeds in dense coniferous forest and taiga eastwards from Siberia. It is strongly migratory, wintering south to southeast Asia and Indonesia. It is a rare vagrant to western Europe.It nests in trees, laying 4-6...
, Turdus obscurus - Pale ThrushPale ThrushThe Pale Thrush is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the genus Turdus in the thrush family Turdidae. It is closely related to the Eye-browed Thrush and Grey-backed Thrush....
, Turdus pallidus - Brown-headed ThrushBrown-headed ThrushThe Brown-headed Thrush , sometimes known as the Brown Thrush, is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, the Philippines, Russia, and Taiwan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
, Turdus chrysolaus - Izu ThrushIzu ThrushThe Izu Thrush , also known as the Izu Islands Thrush, is a thrush native to the Izu and Ryukyu Islands of Japan, in particular, Hachijojima, Mikurajima, and Miyakejima in the former chain, and Yakushima and the Tokara Islands in the latter...
, Turdus celaenops - Dark-throated ThrushDark-throated ThrushThe Dark-throated Thrush is a passerine bird in the thrush family. It has two races: T. r. atrogularis, the Black-throated Thrush, and T. r. ruficollis, the Red-throated Thrush. These are sometimes considered different species...
, Turdus ruficollis- Black-throated ThrushBlack-throated ThrushThe Black-throated Thrush is a passerine bird in the thrush family. It is sometimes regarded as one subspecies of a polytypic species, "Dark-throated Thrush", Red-throated Thrush then being the other subspecies....
, Turdus (atrogularis) atrogularis - Red-throated ThrushRed-throated ThrushThe Red-throated Thrush is a passerine bird in the thrush family. It is sometimes regarded as one subspecies of a polytypic species, "Dark-throated Thrush", Black-throated Thrush then being the other subspecies. More recent treatments regard the two as separate species.The Red-throated Thrush is a...
, Turdus (atrogularis) ruficollis
- Black-throated Thrush
- Dusky ThrushDusky ThrushThe Dusky Thrush, Turdus eunomus, is a member of the thrush family Turdidae which breeds eastwards from central Siberia. It is closely related to the more southerly breeding Naumann's Thrush T...
, Turdus naumanni- Naumann's Thrush, Turdus (naumanni) naumanni
- Dusky Thrush, Turdus (naumanni) eunomus
- FieldfareFieldfareThe Fieldfare is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It breeds in woodland and scrub in northern Europe and Asia. It is strongly migratory, with many northern birds moving south during the winter. It is a very rare breeder in Great Britain and Ireland, but winters in large numbers in these...
, Turdus pilaris
- RedwingRedwingThe Redwing is a bird in the thrush family Turdidae, native to Europe and Asia, slightly smaller than the related Song Thrush.-Taxonomy:...
, Turdus iliacus - Song ThrushSong ThrushThe Song Thrush is a thrush that breeds across much of Eurasia. It is also known in English dialects as throstle or mavis. It has brown upperparts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts and has three recognised subspecies...
, Turdus philomelos - Chinese ThrushChinese ThrushThe Chinese Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in China and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
, Turdus mupinensis - Mistle ThrushMistle ThrushThe Mistle Thrush is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.It is found in open woods and cultivated land over all of Europe and much of Asia...
, Turdus viscivorus - Red-legged ThrushRed-legged ThrushThe Red-legged Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in the Bahamas, Cayman Brac, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico...
, Turdus plumbeus - Grand Cayman ThrushGrand Cayman ThrushThe Grand Cayman Thrush is an extinct bird from the family of thrushes . It was endemic to Grand Cayman.-Description:...
, Turdus ravidus - extinct (1940s) - Chiguanco ThrushChiguanco ThrushThe Chiguanco Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and heavily degraded former forest....
, Turdus chiguanco - Sooty ThrushSooty ThrushThe Sooty Thrush is a large thrush endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. It was formerly known as the Sooty Robin.This is an abundant bird of open areas and oak forest edge normally above 2200 m altitude...
, Turdus nigrescens - Great ThrushGreat ThrushThe Great Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. At 30–35 cm in length, it is the largest thrush in the Americas, although a couple of Asian species equal or surpass its size...
, Turdus fuscater - Black ThrushBlack ThrushThe Black Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It was formerly known as the Black Robin.It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico....
, Turdus infuscatus - Glossy-black ThrushGlossy-black ThrushThe Glossy-black Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...
, Turdus serranus - Andean Slaty ThrushAndean Slaty ThrushThe Andean Slaty Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in north-west Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. The subspecies found in north-east Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil is often considered to be a separate species, the Eastern Slaty Thrush The Andean Slaty Thrush...
, Turdus nigriceps - Eastern Slaty ThrushEastern Slaty ThrushThe Eastern Slaty Thrush is a passerine bird belonging to the genus Turdus in the thrush family, Turdidae. It is native to eastern South America. It is often considered to be a subspecies of the Andean Slaty Thrush .It is 21 centimetres long. The male has dark greyish upperparts, a grey breast and...
, Turdus subalaris - Black-hooded ThrushBlack-hooded ThrushThe Black-hooded Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela....
, Turdus olivater- Cauca Black-hooded Thrush, Turdus olivater caucae - possibly extinct (late 20th century?)
- Plumbeous-backed ThrushPlumbeous-backed ThrushThe Plumbeous-backed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* BirdLife International 2004....
, Turdus reevei - Marañón ThrushMarañón ThrushThe Marañón Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Turdus maranonicus - Chestnut-bellied ThrushChestnut-bellied ThrushThe Chestnut-bellied Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest....
, Turdus fulviventris - Rufous-bellied ThrushRufous-bellied ThrushThe Rufous-bellied Thrush is a songbird of the thrush family . It occurs in most of east and southeast Brazil from Maranhão south to Rio Grande do Sul states, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern regions of Argentina....
, Turdus rufiventris - Austral ThrushAustral ThrushThe Austral Thrush, Turdus falcklandii, is a medium sized thrush from southern South America. There are two subspecies, the Magellan Thrush from south Argentina and south and central Chile, and the Falkland Thrush The Austral Thrush, Turdus falcklandii, is a medium sized thrush from southern South...
, Turdus falcklandii - Pale-breasted ThrushPale-breasted ThrushThe Pale-breasted Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in a wide range of wooded habitats in eastern and northern South America, with localized population in the west....
, Turdus leucomelas - Creamy-bellied ThrushCreamy-bellied ThrushThe Creamy-bellied Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It occurs in a wide range of wooded habitats in a large part of central and eastern South America. It is generally common, even in human altered habitats such as gardens and parks...
, Turdus amaurochalinus - Mountain ThrushMountain ThrushThe Mountain Thrush is a large thrush which is found in Central America. It was formerly known as the Mountain Robin.-Description:...
, Turdus plebejus - Black-billed ThrushBlack-billed ThrushThe Black-billed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
, Turdus ignobilis - Lawrence's ThrushLawrence's ThrushThe Lawrence's Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Described in 1878 by George N...
, Turdus lawrencii - Cocoa ThrushCocoa ThrushThe Cocoa Thrush, Turdus fumigatus, is a resident breeding bird in South America from eastern Colombia south and east to central and eastern Brazil, and on Trinidad and some of the Lesser Antilles....
, Turdus fumigatus - Pale-vented ThrushPale-vented ThrushThe Pale-vented Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:*...
, Turdus obsoletus - Hauxwell's ThrushHauxwell's ThrushThe Hauxwell's Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....
, Turdus hauxwelli - Clay-colored ThrushClay-colored ThrushThe Clay-colored Thrush is a common Middle American bird of the thrush family . It is the national bird of Costa Rica, where it is well known as the yigüirro. It was formerly known as the Clay-colored Robin....
, Turdus grayi - Bare-eyed ThrushBare-eyed ThrushThe Bare-eyed Thrush, Spectacled Thrush, or Yellow-eyed Thrush , is a resident breeding bird in the Lesser Antilles and in South America from Colombia and Venezuela south and east to northern Brazil...
, Turdus nudigenis - Ecuadorian ThrushEcuadorian ThrushThe Ecuadorian Thrush, Turdus maculirostris, is a resident bird found in western South America in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Bare-eyed Thrush , Turdus nudigenis, but has a narrower eyering, and is widely separated in range.The...
, Turdus maculirostris - Unicolored Thrush, Turdus haplochrous
- White-eyed ThrushWhite-eyed ThrushThe White-eyed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Cayman Islands and Jamaica.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. ...
, Turdus jamaicensis - White-throated ThrushWhite-throated ThrushThe White-throated Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and the United States....
, Turdus assimilis- Dagua Thrush, Turdus (assimilis) daguae
- White-necked ThrushWhite-necked ThrushThe White-necked Thrush is a songbird found in forest and woodland in South America. The taxonomy is potentially confusing, and it sometimes includes the members of the T. assimilis group as subspecies, in which case the "combined species" is referred to as the White-throated Thrush...
, Turdus albicollis- Rufous-flanked Thrush Turdus (albicollis) albicollis
- Grey-flanked Thrush Turdus (albicollis) phaeopygos
- Rufous-backed RobinRufous-backed Robin#The Rufous-backed Robin, Turdus rufopalliatus, is a songbird of the thrush family. It is endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico. It is also known as the Rufous-backed Thrush.-Description:...
, Turdus rufopalliatus - Rufous-collared RobinRufous-collared RobinThe Rufous-collared Robin is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is endemic to highlands of Middle America, south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, occurring in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Chiapas state in Mexico. Its closest relative is the American Robin, and like that species,...
, Turdus rufitorques - American RobinAmerican RobinThe American Robin or North American Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the flycatcher family...
, Turdus migratorius - La Selle ThrushLa Selle ThrushThe La Selle Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.-Distribution:Turdus swalesi is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Hispaniola island in the Caribbean. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane habitats.The La Selle Thrush is threatened by habitat...
, Turdus swalesi - White-chinned ThrushWhite-chinned ThrushThe White-chinned Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Cayman Islands and Jamaica.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International...
, Turdus aurantius
External links
- True Thrush videos on the Internet Bird Collection