True thrush Totally Explained

Everything about Turdus totally explained

The true thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Turdus of the thrush family Turdidae.
Most, but not all, are Old World species; several of the New World species are called Robins rather than Thrushes:

List of species in taxonomic order

Blackbird, Turdus merula
- Indian Blackbird, Turdus (merula) simillimus
- Tibetan Blackbird, Turdus (merula) maximus
- Chinese Blackbird, Turdus (merula) mandarinus
Yemen Thrush, Turdus menachensis
Olive Thrush, Turdus olivaceus
- African Mountain Thrush, Turdus (olivaceus) abyssinicus
- Usambara Thrush, Turdus (olivaceus/abyssinicus) roehli
- Karoo Thrush, Turdus (olivaceus) smithi
Taita Thrush, Turdus helleri - formerly in T. olivaceus
Somali Thrush or Somali Blackbird, Turdus ludoviciae - formerly in T. olivaceus
Olivaceous Thrush, Turdus olivaceofuscus
Comoro Thrush, Turdus bewsheri
Kurrichane Thrush, Turdus libonyanus
African Thrush, Turdus pelios
African Bare-eyed Thrush, Turdus tephronotus
Grey-backed Thrush, Turdus hortulorum
Tickell's Thrush, Turdus unicolor
Black-breasted Thrush, Turdus dissimilis
Japanese Thrush, Turdus cardis
White-collared Blackbird, Turdus albocinctus
Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus
Grey-winged Blackbird, Turdus boulboul
Island Thrush, Turdus poliocephalus
- Christmas Island Thrush, Turdus poliocephalus erythropleurus - common Christmas Island endemic subspecies
- Norfolk Island Thrush, Turdus poliocephalus poliocephalus - extinct (c.1975)
- Maré Island Thrush, Turdus poliocephalus mareensis - extinct (early 20th century)
- Lord Howe Island Thrush, Turdus poliocephalus vinitinctus - extinct (1920s)
- Lifou Island Thrush, Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri - possibly extinct (early 20th century?)
Chestnut Thrush, Turdus rubrocanus
White-backed Thrush, Turdus kessleri
Grey-sided Thrush, Turdus feae
Eyebrowed Thrush, Turdus obscurus
Pale Thrush, Turdus pallidus
Brown-headed Thrush, Turdus chrysolaus
Izu Thrush, Turdus celaenops
Dark-throated Thrush, Turdus atrogularis
- Black-throated Thrush, Turdus (atrogularis) atrogularis
- Red-throated Thrush, Turdus (atrogularis) ruficollis
Dusky Thrush, Turdus naumanni
- Naumann's Thrush, Turdus (naumanni) naumanni
- Dusky Thrush, Turdus (naumanni) eunomus
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris
Redwing, Turdus iliacus
Song Thrush, Turdus philomelos
Chinese Thrush, Turdus mupinensis
Mistle Thrush, Turdus viscivorus
Red-legged Thrush, Turdus plumbeus
Grand Cayman Thrush, Turdus ravidus - extinct (1940s)
Chiguanco Thrush, Turdus chiguanco
Sooty Robin, Turdus nigrescens
Great Thrush, Turdus fuscater
Black Thrush, Turdus infuscatus
Glossy-black Thrush, Turdus serranus
Andean Slaty Thrush, Turdus nigriceps
Eastern Slaty Thrush, Turdus subalaris
Black-hooded Thrush, Turdus olivater
- Cauca Black-hooded Thrush, Turdus olivater caucae - possibly extinct (late 20th century?)
Plumbeous-backed Thrush, Turdus reevei
Maranon Thrush, Turdus maranonicus
Chestnut-bellied Thrush, Turdus fulviventris
Rufous-bellied Thrush, Turdus rufiventris
Austral Thrush, Turdus falcklandii
Pale-breasted Thrush, Turdus leucomelas
Creamy-bellied Thrush, Turdus amaurochalinus
Mountain Robin, Turdus plebejus
Black-billed Thrush, Turdus ignobilis
Lawrence's Thrush, Turdus lawrencii
Cocoa Thrush, Turdus fumigatus
Pale-vented Thrush, Turdus obsoletus
Hauxwell's Thrush, Turdus hauxwelli
Clay-colored Robin, Turdus grayi
Bare-eyed Thrush, Turdus nudigenis
Ecuadorian Thrush, Turdus maculirostris
Unicolored Thrush, Turdus haplochrous
White-eyed Thrush, Turdus jamaicensis
White-throated Thrush, Turdus assimilis
White-necked Thrush, Turdus albicollis
Rufous-backed Robin, Turdus rufopalliatus
Rufous-collared Robin, Turdus rufitorques
American Robin, Turdus migratorius
La Selle Thrush, Turdus swalesi
White-chinned Thrush, Turdus aurantius

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