Chiguanco thrush
Turdus chiguanco d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
The chiguanco thrush (Turdus chiguanco) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 93 g to 95.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the chiguanco thrush
- Weight
- 93 g – 95.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src 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 chiguanco thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the chiguanco thrush?
The Chiguanco thrush (Turdus chiguanco) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found from Ecuador south to Argentina.
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Is the chiguanco thrush endangered?
The chiguanco 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 chiguanco thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus chiguanco d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- merla chiguancoCatalan
- drozd jihoamerickýCzech
- brych ChiguancoWelsh
- ChiguancodrosselDanish
- Chiguanco-DrosselGerman
- ĉigvanko-turdoEsperanto
- ChiguancoSpanish
- Mirlo chiguancoSpanish
- Zorzal chiguancoSpanish
- Zorzal negroSpanish
- põõsa-nõgirästasEstonian
- andienmustarastasFinnish
- Merle chiguancoFrench
- peruanski kosCroatian
- Chinguanco rigóHungarian
- Tordo chiguancoItalian
- Tordo di ChiguancoItalian
- ナンベイツグミJapanese
- rudasis strazdasLithuanian
- ChiguancolijsterDutch
- chiguancotrostNorwegian
- drozd buryPolish
- melro-chiguancoPortuguese
- sabiá-chiguancoPortuguese
- ChihuacoQuechua
- Дрозд-чигуанкоRussian
- drozd čiguankoSlovak
- Čiguanko kosSerbian
- chiguancotrastSwedish
- Çiguanko ArdıcıTurkish
- хігуанкоUkrainian
- 秘鲁鸫Chinese
- 奇瓜科鶇Chinese
Relatives of the chiguanco 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
CompareChiguanco thrush vs Common blackbirdChiguanco thrush vs Song thrushChiguanco thrush vs FieldfareChiguanco thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chiguanco thrush?
An adult chiguanco thrush weighs 93 g – 95.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chiguanco thrush endangered?
The chiguanco 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 chiguanco thrush?
The chiguanco thrush (Turdus chiguanco) 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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