Great thrush
Turdus fuscater d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
The great thrush (Turdus fuscater) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 143 g to 143.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the great thrush
- Weight
- 143 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
- 2src 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 great thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the great thrush?
The great thrush (Turdus fuscater) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It is considered as the largest thrush in South America. The great thrush's size distinguishes it from the several other uniform slaty-colored thrushes in its range. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and high-altitude shrubland, but can also make use of degraded forest and urban areas.
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What does the great thrush sound like?
Is the great thrush endangered?
The great 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 great thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus fuscater d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- merla grossaCatalan
- drozd velkýCzech
- brych mawrWelsh
- Stor SolsortDanish
- RiesendrosselGerman
- giganta turdoEsperanto
- SioteSpanish
- Mirla negraSpanish
- Mirla patinaranjaSpanish
- Mirlo grandeSpanish
- Paraulata MoreraSpanish
- suur-nõgirästasEstonian
- isomustarastasFinnish
- Merle géantFrench
- veliki kosCroatian
- óriásrigóHungarian
- Tordo maggioreItalian
- オニツグミJapanese
- didysis strazdasLithuanian
- ReuzenlijsterDutch
- stortrostNorwegian
- drozd dużyPolish
- melro-grandePortuguese
- sabiá-grandePortuguese
- Tordo-grandePortuguese
- Большой дроздRussian
- drozd obríSlovak
- Džinovski kosSerbian
- stortrastSwedish
- Büyük ArdıçTurkish
- дрізд великийUkrainian
- 大棕鶇Chinese
- 大棕鸫Chinese
Relatives of the great 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
CompareGreat thrush vs Common blackbirdGreat thrush vs Song thrushGreat thrush vs FieldfareGreat thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the great thrush?
An adult great thrush weighs 143 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the great thrush endangered?
The great 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 great thrush?
The great thrush (Turdus fuscater) 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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