Bonin thrush
Zoothera terrestris (Kittlitz, 1830)
Status not recordedsongbirdsExtinct
The bonin thrush (Zoothera terrestris) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes.
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Quick facts about the bonin thrush
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bonin thrush live?
Not recorded
Is the bonin thrush endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the bonin thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusZoothera
- SpeciesZoothera terrestris (Kittlitz, 1830)
Synonyms Cichlopasser terrestris, Turdus terrestris
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- drozd zemníCzech
- BonindrosselDanish
- BoninerddrosselGerman
- bonina turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal de BoninSpanish
- bonini kirjurästasEstonian
- peelinrastasFinnish
- Grive des BoninFrench
- boninski drozdCroatian
- bonini földirigóHungarian
- Tordo delle BoninItalian
- オガサワラガビチョウJapanese
- Boninas zemesstrazdsLatvian
- BoninlijsterDutch
- bonintrostNorwegian
- drozdoń bonińskiPolish
- tordo-das-bonimPortuguese
- Бонинский дроздRussian
- drozd pôdnySlovak
- Boninski drozd (izumro)Serbian
- bonintrastSwedish
- Bonin ArdıcıTurkish
- квічаль бонинськийUkrainian
- 笠原鶇Chinese
- Kittlitz-DrosselGerman
- Zorzal de las BoninSpanish
- tordo-das-boninPortuguese
- tordo-de-kittlitzPortuguese
- Бонинский земляной дроздRussian
- квічаль бонінськийUkrainian
- 启利氏地鸫Chinese
- 啟利氏地鶇Chinese
Relatives of the bonin thrush
Other species in the same genus Zoothera.

Scaly thrush
Zoothera dauma

White's thrush
Zoothera aurea

Long-tailed thrush
Zoothera dixoni

Dark-sided thrush
Zoothera marginata

Sunda thrush
Zoothera andromedae

Alpine thrush
Zoothera mollissima
CompareBonin thrush vs Scaly thrushBonin thrush vs White's thrushBonin thrush vs Long-tailed thrushBonin thrush vs Dark-sided thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the bonin thrush?
The bonin thrush (Zoothera terrestris) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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