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Orange-headed thrush

Geokichla citrina (Latham, 1790)

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The orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 53 g to 53.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina)
Photo: Nagarjun · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the orange-headed thrush

Weight
53.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the orange-headed thrush live?

Not recorded

What is the orange-headed thrush?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina) is a bird in the thrush family.

It is common in well-wooded areas of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Most populations are resident. The species shows a preference for shady damp areas, and like many Geokichla and Zoothera thrushes, can be quite secretive.

The orange-headed thrush is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms and fruit. It nests in trees but does not form flocks.

The male of this small thrush has uniform grey upperparts, and an orange head and underparts. The females and young birds have browner upper parts.

From the Wikipedia article “Orange-headed thrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orange-headed_thrush&oldid=1363021582), 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.

What does the orange-headed thrush sound like?

Sudipto Roy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the orange-headed thrush endangered?

The orange-headed thrush 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.

How is the orange-headed thrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTurdidae
  6. genusGeokichla
  7. SpeciesGeokichla citrina (Latham, 1790)

Synonyms Geocihcla citrina, Turdus chrysocephalus, Turdus citrinus, Zoothera citrina, Zoothera citrina citrina

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • কমলা দামাBangla
  • tord de cap carbassaCatalan
  • drozd oranžovohlavýCzech
  • Brych daear penorenWelsh
  • OrangedrosselDanish
  • DamadrosselGerman
  • oranĝkapa turdoEsperanto
  • Oranĝakapa turdoEsperanto
  • Zorzal citrinoSpanish
  • oranssirastasFinnish
  • Grive à tête orangeFrench
  • મલાગીર કસ્તુરોGujarati
  • narančasto-sivi drozdCroatian
  • aranyfejű földirigóHungarian
  • Anis merahIndonesian
  • Tordo testarancioItalian
  • Tordo dalla testa arancioneItalian
  • Tordo testa aranciataItalian
  • オレンジジツグミJapanese
  • 귤빛지빠귀Korean
  • rusvagalvis dirvinis strazdasLithuanian
  • കുറിക്കണ്ണൻ കാട്ടുപുള്ള്Malayalam
  • केशरी डोक्याचा कस्तूरMarathi
  • Burung Murai BelandaMalay
  • सुन्तले चाँचरNepali
  • DamalijsterDutch
  • ravtrostNorwegian
  • DamatrostNorwegian
  • ଭୂଇଁଖୁଣ୍ଟି ଚଢ଼େଇOdia
  • Drozdoń ognistogłowyPolish
  • drozdaczek ognistogłowyPolish
  • tordo-citrinoPortuguese
  • tordo-alaranjadoPortuguese
  • Оранжевоголовый дроздRussian
  • Оранжевоголовый земляной дроздRussian
  • drozd hrdzavohlavýSlovak
  • Narandžasto-plavi drozdSerbian
  • orangehuvad trastSwedish
  • செந்தலைப் பூங்குருவிTamil
  • นกเดินดงหัวสีส้มThai
  • Turuncu Başlı ArdıçTurkish
  • квічаль вогнистоголовийUkrainian
  • Sáo đất đầu camVietnamese
  • 橙头地鸫Chinese
  • 橙頭地鶇Chinese

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Relatives of the orange-headed thrush

Other species in the same genus Geokichla.

VU, Vulnerable

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Geokichla cinerea

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the orange-headed thrush?

An adult orange-headed thrush weighs 53.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the orange-headed thrush endangered?

The orange-headed 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 orange-headed thrush?

The orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{orange_headed_thrush_2026,
  title = {Orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-headed-thrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}