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Makira thrush

Zoothera margaretae (Mayr, 1935)

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The makira thrush (Zoothera margaretae) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 65 g to 65.5 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

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Quick facts about the makira thrush

Weight
65.3 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
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the makira thrush live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The makira thrush is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the makira thrush?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Makira thrush (Zoothera margaretae), also known as the San Cristobal thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Makira thrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Makira_thrush&oldid=1380009861), 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 makira thrush endangered?

The makira thrush is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the makira thrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTurdidae
  6. genusZoothera
  7. SpeciesZoothera margaretae (Mayr, 1935)

Synonyms Turdus margaretae, Zoothera margaretae margaretae, Zoothera talaseae margaretae

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • San Cristobal thrushEnglish
  • White-bellied thrushEnglish
  • White-bellied thrushEnglish
  • griva de l'illa MakiraCatalan
  • drozd šalamounskýCzech
  • drozd šalomounskýCzech
  • Makira DrosselDanish
  • MakiraerddrosselGerman
  • San Cristobal-ErddrosselGerman
  • San-Cristobal-ErddrosselGerman
  • San-Cristóbal-ErddrosselGerman
  • makira turdoEsperanto
  • Zorzal de San CristóbalSpanish
  • makira kirjurästasEstonian
  • makiranrastasFinnish
  • Grive des SalomonFrench
  • sankristobalski drozdCroatian
  • Tordo di San CristobalItalian
  • サンクリストバルジツグミJapanese
  • sankristobalinis dirvinis strazdasLithuanian
  • MakiragoudlijsterDutch
  • San-CristobalgoudlijsterDutch
  • makiratrostNorwegian
  • drozdoń palmowyPolish
  • tordo-de-makiraPortuguese
  • Макирский дроздRussian
  • Меланезийский земляной дроздRussian
  • drozd šalamúnskySlovak
  • Drozd sa ostrva MakiraSerbian
  • makiratrastSwedish
  • Makira ArdıcıTurkish
  • квічаль сан-кристобальськийUkrainian
  • 圣岛地鸫Chinese
  • 馬基拉地鶇Chinese

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Relatives of the makira thrush

Other species in the same genus Zoothera.

CompareMakira thrush vs Scaly thrushMakira thrush vs White's thrushMakira thrush vs Long-tailed thrushMakira thrush vs Dark-sided thrush

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the makira thrush?

An adult makira thrush weighs 65.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the makira thrush live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the makira thrush for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the makira thrush endangered?

The makira thrush is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the makira thrush?

The makira thrush (Zoothera margaretae) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Makira thrush (Zoothera margaretae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/makira-thrush

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{makira_thrush_2026,
  title = {Makira thrush (Zoothera margaretae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/makira-thrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}