Black-throated thrush
Turdus atrogularis Jarocki, 1819
The black-throated thrush (Turdus atrogularis) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 86.2 g to 106 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the black-throated thrush
- Weight
- 86.2 g – 106 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
- 5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black-throated thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the black-throated thrush?
The black-throated thrush (Turdus atrogularis) is a passerine bird in the thrush family. It is sometimes regarded as one subspecies of a polytypic species, "dark-throated thrush", red-throated thrush then being the other subspecies. More recent treatments regard the two as separate species.
The black-throated thrush is a migratory Eastern Palearctic species. Its range overlaps with the more easterly-breeding red-throated thrush.
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Is the black-throated thrush endangered?
The black-throated 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-throated thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus atrogularis Jarocki, 1819
Synonyms Cichloides atrigularis, Merula atrogularis, Merula leucogaster, Planesticus atrogularis, Sylvia atrogularis, Turdus atrigularis, Turdus atrogularis atrogularis, Turdus bechsteinii, Turdus bechsteinii, Turdus ruficollis atrogularis
Other names and names in other languages (64)
- Black-throated dark-throated thrushEnglish
- Black-throated dark-throated thrushEnglish
- دج أسود الزورArabic
- دج أسود الحنجرةArabic
- سمنة سوداء الحنجرةArabic
- Черногуш дроздBulgarian
- Drask jave duBreton
- tord golanegreCatalan
- Tord gorjanegreCatalan
- Шим логерӓн лагыMari
- drozd černohrdlýCzech
- Brych gyddfdduWelsh
- Sortstrubet DrosselDanish
- Mørkstrubet DrosselDanish
- BechsteindrosselGerman
- Bechsteindrossel atrogularisGerman
- SchwarzkehldrosselGerman
- Μαυρόλαιμη ΤσίχλαGreek
- nigragorĝa turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal papinegroSpanish
- mustpugu-rästasEstonian
- Birigarro paparbeltzBasque
- توکای گلوسیاهPersian
- mustakaularastasFinnish
- Bringusvartur trøsturFaroese
- Grive à gorge noireFrench
- Merle à gorge noireFrench
- Smólach píbdhubhIrish
- Treshlen scoarnagh-ghooScottish Gaelic
- קיכלי שחור-גרוןHebrew
- crnogrli drozdCroatian
- feketetorkú rigóHungarian
- ÞorraþrösturIcelandic
- Tordo golaneraItalian
- ノドグロツグミJapanese
- Қаражемсаулы сайрақKazakh
- 검은목지빠귀Korean
- juodagurklis strazdasLithuanian
- melnrīkles strazdsLatvian
- မြေလူးငှက်လည်မဲBurmese
- taigatrostNorwegian Bokmål
- कालोकण्ठे चाँचरNepali
- ZwartkeellijsterDutch
- svartstrupetrastNorwegian Nynorsk
- svartstrupetrostNorwegian
- Mustukagluračoiolo
- ਵਣ ਕਸਤੂਰੀPunjabi
- drozd czarnogardłyPolish
- tordo-pretoPortuguese
- tordo-de-garganta-negraPortuguese
- tordo-de-garganta-pretaPortuguese
- Чернозобый дроздRussian
- drozd čiernohrdlýSlovak
- ڪاري ڳچيءَ وارو چنچلSindhi
- Crnovrati drozdSerbian
- svarthalsad trastSwedish
- นกเดินดงคอดำThai
- Kara Gerdanlı ArdıçTurkish
- Kara gerdanlı ardıç kuşuTurkish
- дрізд чорноволийUkrainian
- 黑喉鶇Chinese
- 黑喉鸫Chinese
- 黑頸鶇Chinese
- 黑颈鸫Chinese
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Relatives of the black-throated 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-throated thrush vs Common blackbirdBlack-throated thrush vs Song thrushBlack-throated thrush vs FieldfareBlack-throated thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-throated thrush?
An adult black-throated thrush weighs 86.2 g – 106 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black-throated thrush endangered?
The black-throated 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-throated thrush?
The black-throated thrush (Turdus atrogularis) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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