Pale-eyed thrush
Turdus leucops Taczanowski, 1877
The pale-eyed thrush (Turdus leucops) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 62.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the pale-eyed thrush
- Weight
- 62.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- 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 pale-eyed thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the pale-eyed thrush?
The pale-eyed thrush (Turdus leucops) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
From the Wikipedia article “Pale-eyed thrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pale-eyed_thrush&oldid=1364038681), 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 pale-eyed thrush sound like?
Is the pale-eyed thrush endangered?
The pale-eyed 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-eyed thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus leucops Taczanowski, 1877
Synonyms Platycichla leucops, Platycichla leucops, Platycichla leucops, Platycichla leucops
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- merla d'ulls blausCatalan
- drozd světleokýCzech
- Lysøjet SolsortDanish
- BlauaugendrosselGerman
- TaczanowskidrosselGerman
- palokula turdoEsperanto
- Mirla OjiblancaSpanish
- Mirlo ojiblancoSpanish
- andi süsirästasEstonian
- kiiltonokirastasFinnish
- Merle à œil clairFrench
- Merle à aeil clairFrench
- Merle à oeil clairFrench
- svjetlooki kosCroatian
- Taczanowski-rigóHungarian
- Tordo occhichiariItalian
- メジロクロウタドリJapanese
- mėlyngalvis strazdasLithuanian
- Taczanowski's LijsterDutch
- blekøyetrostNorwegian
- drozd jasnookiPolish
- sabiá-pretoPortuguese
- tordo-d'olho-pálidoPortuguese
- Светлоглазый дроздRussian
- Светлоглазый бразильский дроздRussian
- drozd bielookýSlovak
- Svetlooki kosSerbian
- ljusögd trastSwedish
- Ak Gözlü KaratavukTurkish
- дроздик світлоокийUkrainian
- 淡眼鸫Chinese
- 白眼寬鶇Chinese
Relatives of the pale-eyed 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
ComparePale-eyed thrush vs Common blackbirdPale-eyed thrush vs Song thrushPale-eyed thrush vs FieldfarePale-eyed thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pale-eyed thrush?
An adult pale-eyed thrush weighs 62.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pale-eyed thrush endangered?
The pale-eyed 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-eyed thrush?
The pale-eyed thrush (Turdus leucops) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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
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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