Black-breasted thrush
Turdus dissimilis Blyth, 1847
The black-breasted thrush (Turdus dissimilis) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 75 g to 75 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the black-breasted thrush
- Weight
- 75 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5 – 3.75src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black-breasted thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the black-breasted thrush?
The black-breasted thrush (Turdus dissimilis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found from north-eastern India to northern Vietnam. Although both male and female birds have the same colour on their lower parts, the upper section of males is mostly black in colour, while females are mostly grey-brown. Thus, the bird's common name refers to the colour of the male bird's breast. They tend to live in forests located at high altitude.
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Is the black-breasted thrush endangered?
The black-breasted 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.
How is the black-breasted thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus dissimilis Blyth, 1847
Synonyms Merula protomomelaena yunnanensis, Turdus dissimilis dissimilis, Turdus protomomelas
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- merla pitnegraCatalan
- drozd černoprsýCzech
- brych brondduWelsh
- Sorthovedet DrosselDanish
- SchwarzbrustdrosselGerman
- nigrabrusta turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal pechinegroSpanish
- tordo de pecho negroSpanish
- mustpea-rästasEstonian
- huppurastasFinnish
- Merle à poitrine noireFrench
- riđoboki kosCroatian
- rhododendronrigóHungarian
- Tordo pettoneroItalian
- ムナグロアカハラJapanese
- juodakrūtis strazdasLithuanian
- ZwartborstlijsterDutch
- svartbrysttrostNorwegian
- drozd czarnopierśnyPolish
- tordo-de-peito-pretoPortuguese
- Черногрудый дроздRussian
- drozd čiernoprsýSlovak
- Crnogrudi drozdSerbian
- svartbröstad trastSwedish
- นกเดินดงอกดำThai
- Kara Göğüslü ArdıçTurkish
- дрізд індокитайськийUkrainian
- 黑胸鶇Chinese
- 黑胸鸫Chinese
Relatives of the black-breasted 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-breasted thrush vs Common blackbirdBlack-breasted thrush vs Song thrushBlack-breasted thrush vs FieldfareBlack-breasted thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-breasted thrush?
An adult black-breasted thrush weighs 75 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black-breasted thrush endangered?
The black-breasted 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-breasted thrush?
The black-breasted thrush (Turdus dissimilis) 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
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