Typical Thrushes
Turdus
True thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Turdus of the wider thrush family, Turdidae. The genus name Turdus is Latin for "thrush".
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 103 known species
American Robin
speciesTurdus migratorius
Eurasian Blackbird
speciesTurdus merula
Fieldfare
speciesTurdus pilaris
Song Thrush
speciesTurdus philomelos
Redwing
speciesTurdus iliacus
Mistle Thrush
speciesTurdus viscivorus
Clay-colored Thrush
speciesTurdus grayi
Rufous-bellied Thrush
speciesTurdus rufiventris
Rufous-backed Robin
speciesTurdus rufopalliatus
Great Thrush
speciesTurdus fuscater
Pale-breasted Thrush
speciesTurdus leucomelas
Creamy-bellied Thrush
speciesTurdus amaurochalinus
Chinese Blackbird
speciesTurdus mandarinus
Dusky Thrush
speciesTurdus eunomus
Chiguanco Thrush
speciesTurdus chiguanco
Austral Thrush
speciesTurdus falcklandii
Black-billed Thrush
speciesTurdus ignobilis
Pale Thrush
speciesTurdus pallidus
Ring Ouzel
speciesTurdus torquatus
Black-throated Thrush
speciesTurdus atrogularis
Olive Thrush
speciesTurdus olivaceus
White-throated Thrush
speciesTurdus assimilis
Grey-backed Thrush
speciesTurdus hortulorum
Kurrichane Thrush
speciesTurdus libonyana
Brown-headed Thrush
speciesTurdus chrysolaus
Naumann's Thrush
speciesTurdus naumanni
Karoo Thrush
speciesTurdus smithi
Eyebrowed Thrush
speciesTurdus obscurus
Japanese Thrush
speciesTurdus cardis
Groundscraper Thrush
speciesTurdus litsitsirupa
African Thrush
speciesTurdus pelios
Eastern Red-legged Thrush
speciesTurdus ardosiaceus
Yellow-legged Thrush
speciesTurdus flavipes
Spectacled Thrush
speciesTurdus nudigenis
Red-throated Thrush
speciesTurdus ruficollis
Ecuadorian Thrush
speciesTurdus maculirostris
White-necked Thrush
speciesTurdus albicollis
Abyssinian Thrush
speciesTurdus abyssinicus
Western Red-legged Thrush
speciesTurdus plumbeus
Sooty Thrush
speciesTurdus nigrescens
Rufous-collared Robin
speciesTurdus rufitorques
Mountain Thrush
speciesTurdus plebejus
Gray-winged Blackbird
speciesTurdus boulboul
Indian Blackbird
speciesTurdus simillimus
Black-breasted Thrush
speciesTurdus dissimilis
Chestnut Thrush
speciesTurdus rubrocanus
Glossy-black Thrush
speciesTurdus serranus
White-collared Blackbird
speciesTurdus albocinctus
Cocoa Thrush
speciesTurdus fumigatus
Tickell's Thrush
speciesTurdus unicolor
Sundaic island-thrush
speciesTurdus javanicus
White-chinned Thrush
speciesTurdus aurantius
White-backed Thrush
speciesTurdus kessleri
Blacksmith Thrush
speciesTurdus subalaris
Chinese Thrush
speciesTurdus mupinensis
Black Thrush
speciesTurdus infuscatus
Taiwan Thrush
speciesTurdus niveiceps
Christmas island-thrush
speciesTurdus erythropleurus
African Bare-eyed Thrush
speciesTurdus tephronotus
Andean Slaty Thrush
speciesTurdus nigriceps
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The Natural History of Carolina Florida and Bahama Islands Vol. 2
Mark Catesby · 1743 · p.43
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.913
Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura
Conrad Gesner · 1555 · p.762
Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura
Conrad Gesner · 1555 · p.768
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.907
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.390
De Piscibus Libri V et De Cetis Liber Unus
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1661 · p.35
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 1) (1750)
Mark Catesby · 1750 · p.37
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. 1
Mark Catesby · 1777 · p.101
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.914
Books on Marine Fishes
Guillaume Rondelet · 1554 · p.195
Books on Marine Fishes
Guillaume Rondelet · 1554 · p.197
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 12705.