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Nilgiri thrush

Zoothera neilgherriensis (Blyth, 1847)

Status not recordedsongbirds

The nilgiri thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 128 g to 150 g.

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Quick facts about the nilgiri thrush

Weight
128 g – 150 g
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
3.75
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the nilgiri thrush live?

Not recorded

Is the nilgiri thrush endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the nilgiri thrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTurdidae
  6. genusZoothera
  7. SpeciesZoothera neilgherriensis (Blyth, 1847)

Synonyms Oreocincla neilgherriensis, Zoothera aurea neilgherriensis, Zoothera dauma neilgherriensis, Zoothera varia neilgherriensis

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Nilgiri DrosselDanish
  • NilgirierddrosselGerman
  • nilgiria turdoEsperanto
  • Zorzal de NilgiriSpanish
  • malabari kirjurästasEstonian
  • Grive des NilgiriFrench
  • ニルギリトラツグミJapanese
  • കോഴിക്കിളിപ്പൊന്നൻMalayalam
  • NilgirigoudlijsterDutch
  • nilgiritrostNorwegian
  • drozdoń tygrysiPolish
  • tordo-dos-nilgirisPortuguese
  • Нилгирийский дроздRussian
  • drozd škridličkatýSlovak
  • Indijski pirgavi drozdSerbian
  • nilgiritrastSwedish
  • Nilgiri ArdıcıTurkish
  • квічаль нільгирійськийUkrainian
  • 南亞虎斑地鶇Chinese
  • Nilgiri-ErddrosselGerman
  • Zorzal de las NilgiriSpanish
  • tordo-dos-nilguiriPortuguese
  • Нилгирийский земляной дроздRussian
  • 尼尔吉里地鸫Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the nilgiri thrush

Other species in the same genus Zoothera.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the nilgiri thrush?

An adult nilgiri thrush weighs 128 g – 150 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the nilgiri thrush?

The nilgiri thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nilgiri thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nilgiri-thrush

MLA

“Nilgiri thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nilgiri-thrush.

BibTeX
@misc{nilgiri_thrush_2026,
  title = {Nilgiri thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nilgiri-thrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}