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Grey-winged blackbird

Turdus boulboul (Latham, 1790)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The grey-winged blackbird (Turdus boulboul) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 80 g to 97.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Grey-winged blackbird (Turdus boulboul)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grey-winged blackbird

Weight
80 g – 97.1 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
3.5 – 3.75src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grey-winged blackbird live?

Not recorded

What is the grey-winged blackbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey-winged blackbird (Turdus boulboul) is a species of Turdus in the thrush family, found at in the mountains of southern and eastern Asia from the Himalayas to northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is in the middle altitudes of subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, mostly at 1,800–2,700 m (5,900–8,900 ft) altitude, but occasionally down to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) in winter, and as high as 3,300 m (10,800 ft) in summer.

It is a large thrush, 28–29 cm (11.0–11.4 in) long and 88–111 g (3.1–3.9 oz) weight, with distinct sexual dimorphism in plumage. The males are black with faint pale fringes on the belly, and a broad grey patch on the wing covert, secondary, and tertial feathers, somewhat reminiscent of a ring ouzel but more uniformly grey. The females are a plain brown, with only a hint of paler brown on the wings where the males have their grey patch. The bill is bright yellow in males, dull yellow to brownish in females. Both sexes also have a narrow eye ring, yellow in males and greyish in females.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey-winged blackbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey-winged_blackbird&oldid=1379919826), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the grey-winged blackbird endangered?

The grey-winged blackbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 grey-winged blackbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTurdidae
  6. genusTurdus
  7. SpeciesTurdus boulboul (Latham, 1790)

Synonyms Lanius boulboul, Lanius boulbul, Lanius bulbul, Turdus boulboul yaoschanensis

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Gray-winged blackbirdEnglish
  • Himalayan blackbirdEnglish
  • merla alagrisaCatalan
  • kos šedokřídlýCzech
  • Mwyalch AdeinlwydWelsh
  • Lysvinget SolsortDanish
  • BülbülamselGerman
  • GrauflügelamselGerman
  • grizflugila turdoEsperanto
  • Mirlo aligrísSpanish
  • Tordo aligrísSpanish
  • kahktiib-rästasEstonian
  • harmaasiipirastasFinnish
  • Merle à ailes grisesFrench
  • bülbülrigóHungarian
  • Merlo aligrigieItalian
  • ハイバネツグミJapanese
  • pilkasparnis strazdasLithuanian
  • pelēkspārnu strazdsLatvian
  • GrijsvleugelmerelDutch
  • gråvingetrostNorwegian
  • drozd jasnoskrzydłyPolish
  • melro-d'asa-cinzentaPortuguese
  • melro-de-asa-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Серокрылый дроздRussian
  • drozd sivokrídlySlovak
  • Sivokrili kosSerbian
  • gråvingad trastSwedish
  • นกเดินดงดำปีกเทาThai
  • Gri Kanatlı KaratavukTurkish
  • дрізд сірокрилийUkrainian
  • 灰翅鶇Chinese
  • 灰翅鸫Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the grey-winged blackbird

Other species in the same genus Turdus.

LC, Least Concern
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)

Fieldfare

Turdus pilaris

Turdidae

LC, Least Concern
Ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus)

Ring ouzel

Turdus torquatus

Turdidae

LC, Least Concern
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)

Redwing

Turdus iliacus

Turdidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the grey-winged blackbird?

An adult grey-winged blackbird weighs 80 g – 97.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey-winged blackbird endangered?

The grey-winged blackbird 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-winged blackbird?

The grey-winged blackbird (Turdus boulboul) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{grey_winged_blackbird_2026,
  title = {Grey-winged blackbird (Turdus boulboul)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-winged-blackbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}