Turdidae

Zoothera naevius Photo by Elaine Wilson (Tom Clark) Common name: varied thrush (en); tordo-de-colarinho (pt); grive à collier (fr); zorzal cinchado (es); halsbanddrossel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: This species is found from Alaska and north-western canada, along the pacific coast of North America down to northern California. The more northern populations migrate…

Chaetops aurantius Photo by Robert Wienand (Flickr) Common name:Drakensberg rockjumper (en); tordo-de-peito-alaranjado (pt); chétopse doré (fr); saltarrocas del Drakensberg (es); orangebrust-felsenspringer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is endemic to South Africa and Lesotho, being found in the highlands of Lesotho and the nearby mountain grassland regions of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State Province.Size:These birds are 23-25 cm…

Turdus merula Photo by Bojan Bencic (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Eurasian blackbird (en); melro-preto (pt); merle noir (fr); mirlo común (es); amsel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found breeding in northern Africa, throughout Europe and into southern Asia to India and southern China. The northern and eastern populations migrate south to winter in north-eastern Africa, the…

Turdus olivaceus Photo by Stefan Helming (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:olive thrush (en); tordo-oliváceo (pt); merlo olivâtre (fr); zorzal oliváceo (es); kapdrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This African species is found from Zimbabwe and Mozambique down to eastern South Africa.Size:The olive thrush is 24 cm long and weighs 80-110 g.Habitat:They are mostly found in evergreen forests and…

Myophonus caeruleus Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:blue whistling-thrush (en); tordo-assobiador-azul (pt); arrenga siffleur (fr); arrenga común (es); purpurpfeifdrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in central and south-eastern Asia, being found from India to central and eastern China and south to Indonesia.Size:These birds are 29-35 cm long and weigh 135-230 g.Habitat:The blue whistling-thrush…

Cossypha heuglini Photo by Ian White (Flickriver) Common name: white-browed robin-chat (en); pisco-de-Heuglin (pt); cossyphe de Heuglin (fr); cosifa de Heuglin (es); weißbrauenrötel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: This African species is found from Chad and Sudan through southern D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Angola and Zambia, and down to South Africa. Size: These birds…

Zoothera dauma (Photo from Passeriformes-Turdidae) Common name: scaly thrush (en); tordo-dourado (pt); grive dama (fr); zorzal dorado (es); erddrossel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: This Asian species breeds across Siberia and the Himalayas, wintering in northern India and Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern China and southern Japan. There are also some resident populations in south-west…

Zoothera spiloptera Photo by Mapalagama Premasiri (Oriental Bird Images) Common name: spot-winged thrush (en); tordo-do-Ceilão (pt); grive à ailes tachetées (fr); zorzal de alas moteadas (es); Ceylondrossel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: This species is endemic to Sri Lanka. Size: They are 21-23 cm long and weigh 70 g. Habitat: Spot-winged thrushes are…