List of thrush species


Thrushes and allies form the family Turdidae. The International Ornithological Congress recognizes these 172 species of thrushes. Eighty-five of them are in genus Turdus and the rest are distributed among 16 other genera. This list includes three extinct species which are marked.
This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.
Common nameBinomial nameIOC sequence
Red-tailed ant thrushNeocossyphus rufus1
White-tailed ant thrushNeocossyphus poensis2
Fraser's rufous thrushStizorhina fraseri3
Finsch's rufous thrushStizorhina finschi4
Slaty-backed thrushGeokichla schistacea5
Buru thrushGeokichla dumasi6
Seram thrushGeokichla joiceyi7
Chestnut-capped thrushGeokichla interpres8
Enggano thrushGeokichla leucolaema9
Red-backed thrushGeokichla erythronota10
Red-and-black thrushGeokichla mendeni11
Chestnut-backed thrushGeokichla dohertyi12
Pied thrushGeokichla wardii13
Ashy thrushGeokichla cinerea14
Orange-sided thrushGeokichla peronii15
Orange-headed thrushGeokichla citrina16
Siberian thrushGeokichla sibirica17
Abyssinian ground thrushGeokichla piaggiae18
Crossley's ground thrushGeokichla crossleyi19
Orange ground thrushGeokichla gurneyi20
Oberländer's ground thrushGeokichla oberlaenderi21
Black-eared ground thrushGeokichla camaronensis22
Grey ground thrushGeokichla princei23
Spotted ground thrushGeokichla guttata24
Spot-winged thrushGeokichla spiloptera25
GeomaliaZoothera heinrichi26
Everett's thrushZoothera everetti27
Sunda thrushZoothera andromedae28
Alpine thrushZoothera mollissima29
Sichuan thrushZoothera griseiceps30
Himalayan thrushZoothera salimalii31
Long-tailed thrushZoothera dixoni32
White's thrushZoothera aurea33
Amami thrushZoothera major34
Scaly thrushZoothera dauma35
Bonin thrushZoothera terrestris 36
Nilgiri thrushZoothera neilgherriensis37
Sri Lanka thrushZoothera imbricata38
Fawn-breasted thrushZoothera machiki39
Russet-tailed thrushZoothera heinei40
Bassian thrushZoothera lunulata41
Black-backed thrushZoothera talaseae42
Makira thrushZoothera margaretae43
Guadalcanal thrushZoothera turipavae44
Long-billed thrushZoothera monticola45
Dark-sided thrushZoothera marginata46
Varied thrushIxoreus naevius47
Aztec thrushRidgwayia pinicola48
Sulawesi thrushCataponera turdoides49
GrandalaGrandala coelicolor50
Eastern bluebirdSialia sialis51
Western bluebirdSialia mexicana52
Mountain bluebirdSialia currucoides53
OmaoMyadestes obscurus54
KamaoMyadestes myadestinus 55
PuaiohiMyadestes palmeri56
OlomaoMyadestes lanaiensis57
Townsend's solitaireMyadestes townsendi58
Brown-backed solitaireMyadestes occidentalis59
Cuban solitaireMyadestes elisabeth60
Rufous-throated solitaireMyadestes genibarbis61
Black-faced solitaireMyadestes melanops62
Varied solitaireMyadestes coloratus63
Andean solitaireMyadestes ralloides64
Slate-colored solitaireMyadestes unicolor65
Rufous-brown solitaireCichlopsis leucogenys66
Black-billed nightingale-thrushCatharus gracilirostris67
Orange-billed nightingale-thrushCatharus aurantiirostris68
Slaty-backed nightingale-thrushCatharus fuscater69
Russet nightingale-thrushCatharus occidentalis70
Ruddy-capped nightingale-thrushCatharus frantzii71
Black-headed nightingale-thrushCatharus mexicanus72
Gould's nightingale-thrushCatharus dryas73
Sclater's nightingale-thrushCatharus maculatus74
VeeryCatharus fuscescens75
Grey-cheeked thrushCatharus minimus76
Bicknell's thrushCatharus bicknelli77
Swainson's thrushCatharus ustulatus78
Hermit thrushCatharus guttatus79
Wood thrushHylocichla mustelina80
Black solitaireEntomodestes coracinus81
White-eared solitaireEntomodestes leucotis82
Groundscraper thrushTurdus litsitsirupa83
Yellow-legged thrushTurdus flavipes84
Pale-eyed thrushTurdus leucops85
African thrushTurdus pelios86
Bare-eyed thrushTurdus tephronotus87
Kurrichane thrushTurdus libonyana88
Sao Tome thrushTurdus olivaceofuscus89
Principe thrushTurdus xanthorhynchus90
Olive thrushTurdus olivaceus91
Usambara thrushTurdus roehli92
Abyssinian thrushTurdus abyssinicus93
Karoo thrushTurdus smithi94
Somali thrushTurdus ludoviciae95
Taita thrushTurdus helleri96
Yemen thrushTurdus menachensis97
Comoros thrushTurdus bewsheri98
Grey-backed thrushTurdus hortulorum99
Tickell's thrushTurdus unicolor100
Black-breasted thrushTurdus dissimilis101
Japanese thrushTurdus cardis102
White-collared blackbirdTurdus albocinctus103
Ring ouzelTurdus torquatus104
Grey-winged blackbirdTurdus boulboul105
Common blackbirdTurdus merula106
Chinese blackbirdTurdus mandarinus107
Tibetan blackbirdTurdus maximus108
Indian blackbirdTurdus simillimus109
Island thrushTurdus poliocephalus110
Chestnut thrushTurdus rubrocanus111
Kessler's thrushTurdus kessleri112
Grey-sided thrushTurdus feae113
Eyebrowed thrushTurdus obscurus114
Pale thrushTurdus pallidus115
Brown-headed thrushTurdus chrysolaus116
Izu thrushTurdus celaenops117
Black-throated thrushTurdus atrogularis118
Red-throated thrushTurdus ruficollis119
Naumann's thrushTurdus naumanni120
Dusky thrushTurdus eunomus121
FieldfareTurdus pilaris122
RedwingTurdus iliacus123
Song thrushTurdus philomelos124
Chinese thrushTurdus mupinensis125
Mistle thrushTurdus viscivorus126
Great thrushTurdus fuscater127
Chiguanco thrushTurdus chiguanco128
Sooty thrushTurdus nigrescens129
Black thrushTurdus infuscatus130
Glossy-black thrushTurdus serranus131
Andean slaty thrushTurdus nigriceps132
Blacksmith thrushTurdus subalaris133
Plumbeous-backed thrushTurdus reevei134
Black-hooded thrushTurdus olivater135
Maranon thrushTurdus maranonicus136
Chestnut-bellied thrushTurdus fulviventris137
Rufous-bellied thrushTurdus rufiventris138
Austral thrushTurdus falcklandii139
Pale-breasted thrushTurdus leucomelas140
Creamy-bellied thrushTurdus amaurochalinus141
Mountain thrushTurdus plebejus142
Black-billed thrushTurdus ignobilis143
Pantepui thrushTurdus murinus144
Campina thrushTurdus arthuri145
Lawrence's thrushTurdus lawrencii146
Cocoa thrushTurdus fumigatus147
Pale-vented thrushTurdus obsoletus148
Hauxwell's thrushTurdus hauxwelli149
Unicolored thrushTurdus haplochrous150
Clay-colored thrushTurdus grayi151
Spectacled thrushTurdus nudigenis152
Varzea thrushTurdus sanchezorum153
Ecuadorian thrushTurdus maculirostris154
White-eyed thrushTurdus jamaicensis155
White-throated thrushTurdus assimilis156
Dagua thrushTurdus daguae157
White-necked thrushTurdus albicollis158
Rufous-backed thrushTurdus rufopalliatus159
Rufous-collared thrushTurdus rufitorques160
American robinTurdus migratorius161
La Selle thrushTurdus swalesi162
White-chinned thrushTurdus aurantius163
Grand Cayman thrushTurdus ravidus 164
Red-legged thrushTurdus plumbeus165
Forest thrushTurdus lherminieri166
Tristan thrushTurdus eremita167
Purple cochoacochoa purpurea168
Green cochoacochoa viridis169
Sumatran cochoacochoa beccarii170
Javan cochoacochoa azurea171
FruithunterChlamydochaera jefferyi172