Black-billed thrush
Turdus ignobilis P. L. Sclater, 1858
The black-billed thrush (Turdus ignobilis) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 59.4 g to 66.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the black-billed thrush
- Weight
- 59.4 g – 66.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black-billed thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the black-billed thrush?
The black-billed thrush (Turdus ignobilis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
From the Wikipedia article “Black-billed thrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-billed_thrush&oldid=1366678601), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the black-billed thrush endangered?
The black-billed thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the black-billed thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus ignobilis P. L. Sclater, 1858
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- merla becnegraCatalan
- drozd černozobýCzech
- brych pigdduWelsh
- Sortnæbbet DrosselDanish
- SchwarzschnabeldrosselGerman
- nigrabeka turdoEsperanto
- Mayo embarradorSpanish
- MayoSpanish
- Mirla OlleraSpanish
- zorzal piquinegroSpanish
- Zorzal piquinegro andinoSpanish
- ljaanorästasEstonian
- nurmikkorastasFinnish
- Merle à bec noirFrench
- kolumbijski kosCroatian
- feketecsőrű rigóHungarian
- Tordo becconeroItalian
- ハシグロムジツグミJapanese
- juodasnapis strazdasLithuanian
- ZwartsnavellijsterDutch
- svartnebbtrostNorwegian
- drozd czarnodziobyPolish
- CarachuéPortuguese
- caraxué-de-bico-pretoPortuguese
- tordo-de-bico-pretoPortuguese
- Черноклювый дроздRussian
- drozd čiernozobýSlovak
- Crnokljuni drozdSerbian
- svartnäbbad trastSwedish
- Kara Gagalı ArdıçTurkish
- дрізд чорнодзьобийUkrainian
- 黑嘴鶇Chinese
- 黑嘴鸫Chinese
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Relatives of the black-billed thrush
Other species in the same genus Turdus.

Common blackbird
Turdus merula

Song thrush
Turdus philomelos

Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris

Mistle thrush
Turdus viscivorus

Ring ouzel
Turdus torquatus

Redwing
Turdus iliacus
CompareBlack-billed thrush vs Common blackbirdBlack-billed thrush vs Song thrushBlack-billed thrush vs FieldfareBlack-billed thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-billed thrush?
An adult black-billed thrush weighs 59.4 g – 66.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black-billed thrush endangered?
The black-billed thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the black-billed thrush?
The black-billed thrush (Turdus ignobilis) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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