Grey-sided thrush
Turdus feae (Salvadori, 1887)
The grey-sided thrush (Turdus feae) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 71 g to 71.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Quick facts about the grey-sided thrush
- Weight
- 71 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the grey-sided thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the grey-sided thrush?
The grey-sided thrush (Turdus feae) is a species of bird in the thrush family, Turdidae.
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Is the grey-sided thrush endangered?
The grey-sided thrush is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species.
How is the grey-sided thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus feae (Salvadori, 1887)
Synonyms Merula feae, Turdus subpallidus
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Gray-sided thrushEnglish
- tord de FeaCatalan
- drozd severočínskýCzech
- brych FeaWelsh
- Hebei DrosselDanish
- FeadrosselGerman
- RostdrosselGerman
- grizflanka turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal de FeaSpanish
- Pekingi rästasEstonian
- harmaakylkirastasFinnish
- Merle de FeaFrench
- קיכלי אפור-צדHebrew
- sivoboki kosCroatian
- rozsdabarna rigóHungarian
- Tordo fianchigrigiItalian
- カキイロツグミJapanese
- 갈색지빠귀Korean
- pilkapilvis strazdasLithuanian
- pelēksānu strazdsLatvian
- HopeilijsterDutch
- GrijsflanklijsterDutch
- mingtrostNorwegian
- drozd szarobocznyPolish
- tordo-de-feaPortuguese
- tordo-de-flancos-cinzentosPortuguese
- Буроголовый дроздRussian
- drozd sivobokýSlovak
- Sivoboki drozdSerbian
- mingtrastSwedish
- นกเดินดงอกเทาThai
- Fea ArdıcıTurkish
- дрізд буроголовийUkrainian
- 褐头鸫Chinese
- 褐頭鶇Chinese
Relatives of the grey-sided 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-sided thrush vs Common blackbirdGrey-sided thrush vs Song thrushGrey-sided thrush vs FieldfareGrey-sided thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grey-sided thrush?
An adult grey-sided thrush weighs 71 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the grey-sided thrush endangered?
The grey-sided thrush is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the grey-sided thrush?
The grey-sided thrush (Turdus feae) 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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