Category:Turdus - BirdForum Opus

Genus: Turdus

Description

Thrushes belonging to the genus Turdus are distributed around the globe, including Europe, Africa, Asia, and North and South America. The only two members of the genus present in Australia are introduced (Eurasian Blackbird and Song Thrush).

Taxonomy

Turdus is a genus in the family Turdidae. The type species is the Mistle Thrush.
The former genera Platycichla, Cichlherminia, Otocichla and Psophocichla are now included in this genus. Nesocichla might end up here as well.

Genus Turdus view • edit
T. mupinensis	Chinese Thrush
T. simensis	Ethiopian Thrush
T. litsitsirupa	Groundscraper Thrush
T. viscivorus	Mistle Thrush
T. philomelos	Song Thrush
T. abyssinicus	Abyssinian Thrush
T. helleri	Taita Thrush
T. roehli	Usambara Thrush
T. iliacus	Redwing
T. plebejus	Mountain Thrush
T. merula	Eurasian Blackbird
T. leucomelas	Pale-breasted Thrush
T. fumigatus	Cocoa Thrush
T. hauxwelli	Hauxwell's Thrush
T. flavipes	Yellow-legged Thrush
T. obsoletus	Pale-vented Thrush
T. assimilis	White-throated Thrush
T. albicollis	White-necked Thrush
T. rufiventris	Rufous-bellied Thrush
T. grayi	Clay-colored Thrush
T. nudigenis	Spectacled Thrush
T. maculirostris	Ecuadorian Thrush
T. sanchezorum	Varzea Thrush
T. haplochrous	Unicolored Thrush
T. ludoviciae	Somali Thrush
T. mandarinus	Chinese Blackbird
T. tephronotus	Bare-eyed Thrush
T. libonyana	Kurrichane Thrush
T. bewsheri	Comoro Thrush
T. menachensis	Yemen Thrush
T. olivaceus	Olive Thrush
T. smithi	Karoo Thrush
T. lherminieri	Forest Thrush
T. leucops	Pale-eyed Thrush
T. jamaicensis	White-eyed Thrush
T. swalesi	La Selle Thrush
T. infuscatus	Black Thrush
T. nigrescens	Sooty Thrush
T. migratorius	American Robin
T. rufopalliatus	Rufous-backed Robin
T. rufitorques	Rufous-collared Robin
T. falcklandii	Austral Thrush
T. reevi	Plumbeous-backed Thrush
T. subalaris	Blacksmith Thrush
T. lawrencii	Lawrence's Thrush
T. murinus	Pantepui Thrush
T. eremita	Tristan Thrush
T. amaurochalinus	Creamy-bellied Thrush
T. ignobilis	Black-billed Thrush
T. arthuri	Campina Thrush
T. maranonicus	Maranon Thrush
T. fulviventris	Chestnut-bellied Thrush
T. olivater	Black-hooded Thrush
T. fuscater	Great Thrush
T. chiguanco	Chiguanco Thrush
T. nigriceps	Andean Slaty Thrush
T. serranus	Glossy-black Thrush
T. xanthorhynchus	Principe Thrush
T. olivaceofuscus	Sao Tome Thrush
T. aurantius	White-chinned Thrush
T. ravidus	Grand Cayman Thrush
T. plumbeus	Red-legged Thrush
T. pelios	African Thrush
T. niveiceps	Taiwan Thrush
T. boulboul	Grey-winged Blackbird
T. simillimus	Indian Blackbird
T. cardis	Japanese Thrush
T. hortulorum	Grey-backed Thrush
T. unicolor	Tickell's Thrush
T. dissimilis	Black-breasted Thrush
T. feae	Grey-sided Thrush
T. obscurus	Eyebrowed Thrush
T. chrysolaus	Brown-headed Thrush
T. celaenops	Izu Thrush
T. pallidus	Pale Thrush
T. poliocephalus	Island Thrush
T. kessleri	Kessler's Thrush
T. maximus	Tibetan Blackbird
T. pilaris	Fieldfare
T. albocinctus	White-collared Blackbird
T. rubrocanus	Chestnut Thrush
T. torquatus	Ring Ouzel
T. atrogularis	Black-throated Thrush
T. ruficollis	Red-throated Thrush
T. eunomus	Dusky Thrush
T. naumanni	Naumann's Thrush

References

• Phylogenetic relationships between Turdus species: mitochondrial cytochrome b gene analysis. Pan et al., Ornis Fennica 84: 1-11 (2007).
• Molecular systematics of a speciose, cosmopolitan songbird genus: defining the limits of and relationships among the Turdus thrushes. Voelker et al., Mol Phylogenet Evol. 42: 422-434 (2007).