Grey-backed thrush
Turdus hortulorum P. L. Sclater, 1863
The grey-backed thrush (Turdus hortulorum) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 65 g to 66.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the grey-backed thrush
- Weight
- 65 g – 66.7 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
- 4.25 – 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the grey-backed thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the grey-backed thrush?
The grey-backed thrush (Turdus hortulorum) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It breeds in northeastern China, the Russian Far East and North Korea, and winters mainly in southern China and northern Vietnam. The species inhabits temperate forests and wooded habitats and is migratory.
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Is the grey-backed thrush endangered?
The grey-backed 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 grey-backed thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus hortulorum P. L. Sclater, 1863
Synonyms Turdus dissimilis hortulorum
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Gray-backed thrushEnglish
- merla de dors grisCatalan
- Симсӹ лагыMari
- drozd východníCzech
- Grårygget DrosselDanish
- AmurdrosselGerman
- GartendrosselGerman
- grizdorsa turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal dorsigrísSpanish
- amuuri rästasEstonian
- harmaaselkärastasFinnish
- Merle à dos grisFrench
- Smólach droimliathIrish
- sivoleđi kosCroatian
- kerti rigóHungarian
- Tordo dorsogrigioItalian
- カラアカハラJapanese
- 되지빠귀Korean
- pilkanugaris strazdasLithuanian
- Amūras strazdsLatvian
- TuinlijsterDutch
- GrijsruglijsterDutch
- gråryggtrostNorwegian
- drozd szarogrzbietyPolish
- tordo-de-dorso-cinzentoPortuguese
- Сизый дроздRussian
- drozd popolavýSlovak
- Sivoleđi drozdSerbian
- gråryggig trastSwedish
- นกเดินดงหลังเทาThai
- Gri Sırtlı ArdıçTurkish
- дрізд сизийUkrainian
- 灰背鶇Chinese
- 灰背赤腹鶇Chinese
- 灰背鸫Chinese
Relatives of the grey-backed 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
CompareGrey-backed thrush vs Common blackbirdGrey-backed thrush vs Song thrushGrey-backed thrush vs FieldfareGrey-backed thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grey-backed thrush?
An adult grey-backed thrush weighs 65 g – 66.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the grey-backed thrush endangered?
The grey-backed 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 grey-backed thrush?
The grey-backed thrush (Turdus hortulorum) 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
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