Mountain thrush
Turdus plebejus Cabanis, 1861
The mountain thrush (Turdus plebejus) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 81 g to 92 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the mountain thrush
- Weight
- 81 g – 92 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
- 2.4 – 2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the mountain thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the mountain thrush?
The mountain thrush (Turdus plebejus) is species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is found from Mexico to Panama. It was formerly known as the mountain robin and has also been called the American mountain thrush.
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Is the mountain thrush endangered?
The mountain 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. What the categories mean.
How is the mountain thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus plebejus Cabanis, 1861
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- American mountain thrushEnglish
- American mountain thrushEnglish
- Mountain robinEnglish
- Mountain robinEnglish
- tord de muntanyaCatalan
- Ñá̱sholköcjp
- drozd středoamerickýCzech
- brych mynydd AmericaWelsh
- BjergdrosselDanish
- CabanisdrosselGerman
- Cabanis-DrosselGerman
- monta turdoEsperanto
- Mirlo plebeyoSpanish
- Mirlo MontañeroSpanish
- Mirlo SerranoSpanish
- Zorzal plebeyoSpanish
- udumetsa-rästasEstonian
- pilvimetsärastasFinnish
- Merle de montagneFrench
- gorski kosCroatian
- hegyi rigóHungarian
- Tordo montanoItalian
- Tordo pettirosso di montagnaItalian
- ミヤマクロウタドリJapanese
- Kabanio strazdasLithuanian
- Cabanis' LijsterDutch
- plebeiertrostNorwegian
- drozd górskiPolish
- sabiá-serranoPortuguese
- tordo-montês-americanoPortuguese
- Скромный дроздRussian
- дрозд КабанисаRussian
- Американский горный дроздRussian
- drozd vrchovskýSlovak
- Meksički planinski drozdSerbian
- molntrastSwedish
- BergstrastSwedish
- Dağ ArdıcıTurkish
- дрізд панамськийUkrainian
- 美洲山鶇Chinese
- 美洲山鸫Chinese
Relatives of the mountain 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
CompareMountain thrush vs Common blackbirdMountain thrush vs Song thrushMountain thrush vs FieldfareMountain thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mountain thrush?
An adult mountain thrush weighs 81 g – 92 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mountain thrush endangered?
The mountain 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 mountain thrush?
The mountain thrush (Turdus plebejus) 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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