Pale-breasted thrush
Turdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818
The pale-breasted thrush (Turdus leucomelas) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 69.1 g to 71 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the pale-breasted thrush
- Weight
- 69.1 g – 71 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the pale-breasted thrush
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Where does the pale-breasted thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the pale-breasted thrush?
The pale-breasted thrush (Turdus leucomelas) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and Ecuador.
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Is the pale-breasted thrush endangered?
The pale-breasted 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 pale-breasted thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818
Synonyms Turdus humilis, Turdus poiteauii
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- merla de ventre cremósCatalan
- drozd bledoprsýCzech
- brych bronwelwWelsh
- Gråhovedet DrosselDanish
- FahlbrustdrosselGerman
- palbrusta turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal sabiáSpanish
- Mirla ventriblancaSpanish
- Paraulata MontañeraSpanish
- Sabiá MisioneroSpanish
- leeträstasEstonian
- harmaapäärastasFinnish
- Merle leucomèleFrench
- smeđoleđi kosCroatian
- fakómellű rigóHungarian
- Tordo pettochiaroItalian
- サメイロツグミJapanese
- šviesiakrūtis strazdasLithuanian
- VaalborstlijsterDutch
- blekbrysttrostNorwegian
- drozd płowoszaryPolish
- CarachuéPortuguese
- sabiá-barrancoPortuguese
- sabiá-brancoPortuguese
- Sabiá-do-barrancoPortuguese
- Sabiá-pardoPortuguese
- tordo-de-peito-pálidoPortuguese
- Бледногрудый дроздRussian
- drozd svetloprsýSlovak
- Sivoglavi neotropski drozdSerbian
- blekbröstad trastSwedish
- Soluk Göğüslü ArdıçTurkish
- дрізд світлогрудийUkrainian
- 淡胸鶇Chinese
- 淡胸鸫Chinese
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Relatives of the pale-breasted 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
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pale-breasted thrush?
An adult pale-breasted thrush weighs 69.1 g – 71 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pale-breasted thrush endangered?
The pale-breasted 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 pale-breasted thrush?
The pale-breasted thrush (Turdus leucomelas) 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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Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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