Pale-vented thrush
Turdus obsoletus Lawrence, 1862
The pale-vented thrush (Turdus obsoletus) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 70 g to 74.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the pale-vented thrush
- Weight
- 70 g – 74.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3.5src 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
Where does the pale-vented thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the pale-vented thrush?
The pale-vented thrush (Turdus obsoletus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.
It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
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Is the pale-vented thrush endangered?
The pale-vented 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-vented thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus obsoletus Lawrence, 1862
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- tord bruCatalan
- drozd světlebřichýCzech
- brych tinwynWelsh
- KaneldrosselDanish
- BlasssteißdrosselGerman
- blanksubpuga turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal ventripálidoSpanish
- nõlvarästasEstonian
- valkoperärastasFinnish
- Merle cul-blancFrench
- smeđi kosCroatian
- kopotthasú rigóHungarian
- Tordo culchiaroItalian
- ウスムジツグミJapanese
- blyškiapilvis strazdasLithuanian
- BleekbuiklijsterDutch
- blekgumptrostNorwegian
- drozd jasnobrzuchyPolish
- tordo-pardoPortuguese
- sabiá-de-crisso-brancoPortuguese
- Белогузый дроздRussian
- Бледнобрюхий дроздRussian
- drozd svetlobruchýSlovak
- Belotrbi drozdSerbian
- kaneltrastSwedish
- Soluk Karınlı ArdıçTurkish
- дрізд світлочеревийUkrainian
- 淡臀鶇Chinese
- 白臀鸫Chinese
Relatives of the pale-vented 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-vented thrush vs Common blackbirdPale-vented thrush vs Song thrushPale-vented thrush vs FieldfarePale-vented thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pale-vented thrush?
An adult pale-vented thrush weighs 70 g – 74.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pale-vented thrush endangered?
The pale-vented 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-vented thrush?
The pale-vented thrush (Turdus obsoletus) 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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