Black-hooded thrush
Turdus olivater (Lafresnaye, 1848)
The black-hooded thrush (Turdus olivater) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 83.6 g to 89.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the black-hooded thrush
- Weight
- 83.6 g – 89.5 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
- 2.4 – 2.7src 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-hooded thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the black-hooded thrush?
The black-hooded thrush (Turdus olivater) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Is the black-hooded thrush endangered?
The black-hooded 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-hooded thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus olivater (Lafresnaye, 1848)
Synonyms Merula olivatra
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- merla capnegraCatalan
- drozd černokápýCzech
- Venezuela DrosselDanish
- KapuzendrosselGerman
- nigrakapuĉa turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal cabecinegroSpanish
- karbusrästasEstonian
- mustahuppurastasFinnish
- Merle à froc noirFrench
- tamnoglavi kosCroatian
- kapucnis rigóHungarian
- Tordo monacoItalian
- クロズキンツグミJapanese
- juodagalvis strazdasLithuanian
- KapucijnerlijsterDutch
- svartkuttetrostNorwegian
- drozd kapturowyPolish
- sabiá-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
- tordo-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
- Дрозд-капуцинRussian
- капюшонный дроздRussian
- drozd kapucňovýSlovak
- Kapuljačasti drozdSerbian
- svarthuvad trastSwedish
- Başlıklı ArdıçTurkish
- дрізд капуциновийUkrainian
- 黑冠鶇Chinese
- 黑冠鸫Chinese
Relatives of the black-hooded 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-hooded thrush vs Common blackbirdBlack-hooded thrush vs Song thrushBlack-hooded thrush vs FieldfareBlack-hooded thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-hooded thrush?
An adult black-hooded thrush weighs 83.6 g – 89.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black-hooded thrush endangered?
The black-hooded 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-hooded thrush?
The black-hooded thrush (Turdus olivater) 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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