Eyebrowed thrush
Turdus obscurus J. F. Gmelin, 1789
The eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 62.6 g to 63 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the eyebrowed thrush
- Weight
- 62.6 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
- 4.95src 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 eyebrowed thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the eyebrowed thrush?
The eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It breeds in dense coniferous forest and taiga eastwards from Siberia and Mongolia to Japan. It is strongly migratory, wintering south to China and Southeast Asia. It is a rare vagrant to western Europe.
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Is the eyebrowed thrush endangered?
The eyebrowed 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 eyebrowed thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus obscurus J. F. Gmelin, 1789
Synonyms Geocichla obscura, Merula subobscura, Planesticus obscurus, Turdus davidianus, Turdus obscurus buturlini, Turdus pallens, Turdus pallidus, Turdus pallidus obscurus, Turdus pallidus obscurus, Turdus rufulus, Turdus seyffertitzii, Turdus verneri
Other names and names in other languages (52)
- Eye-browed thrushEnglish
- Eye-browed thrushEnglish
- سمنة حجباءArabic
- Маслинов дроздBulgarian
- Moualc'h an taigaBreton
- tord de pit grisCatalan
- drozd plavýCzech
- drozd bělobrvýCzech
- brych aeliogWelsh
- Hvidbrynet DrosselDanish
- Gråstrubet drosselDanish
- Wei?brauendrosselGerman
- WeißbrauendrosselGerman
- brova turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal rojigrísSpanish
- taigarästasEstonian
- harmaakurkkurastasFinnish
- TaigarastasFinnish
- Vongbrigðureyður trøsturFaroese
- Merle obscurFrench
- Grive obscureFrench
- Smólach bánmhalachIrish
- Treshlen ghrouigaghScottish Gaelic
- קיכלי אפור-חזהHebrew
- sivoglavi kosCroatian
- halvány rigóHungarian
- Anis kuningIndonesian
- GulþrösturIcelandic
- Tordo oscuroItalian
- マミチャジナイJapanese
- 흰눈썹붉은배지빠귀Korean
- baltadryžis strazdasLithuanian
- uzaču strazdsLatvian
- പുരികപ്പുള്ള്Malayalam
- Vale LijsterDutch
- gråstrupetrastNorwegian Nynorsk
- gråstrupetrostNorwegian
- drozd oliwkowyPolish
- tordo-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
- Оливковый дроздRussian
- RánesčottarásttisNorthern Sami
- drozd olivkastýSlovak
- bajkalski drozgSlovenian
- Sivoglavi drozdSerbian
- gråhalsad trastSwedish
- นกเดินดงสีคล้ำThai
- Ak Kaşlı ArdıçTurkish
- дрізд вузькобровийUkrainian
- 灰頭鶇Chinese
- 白眉鶇Chinese
- 白眉鶇〔眉鶇〕Chinese
- 白眉鸫Chinese
Relatives of the eyebrowed 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
CompareEyebrowed thrush vs Common blackbirdEyebrowed thrush vs Song thrushEyebrowed thrush vs FieldfareEyebrowed thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the eyebrowed thrush?
An adult eyebrowed thrush weighs 62.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the eyebrowed thrush endangered?
The eyebrowed 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 eyebrowed thrush?
The eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus) 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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