Pied thrush
Geokichla wardii (Blyth, 1843)
The pied thrush (Geokichla wardii) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 58.6 g to 60.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the pied thrush
- Weight
- 58.6 g – 60.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5 – 3.75src 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 pied thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the pied thrush?
The pied thrush (Geokichla wardii) is a member of the thrush family found in India and Sri Lanka. The males are conspicuously patterned in black and white while the females are olive brown and speckled. They breed in the central Himalayan forests and winter in the hill forests of southern India and Sri Lanka. Like many other thrushes, they forage on leaf litter below forest undergrowth and fly into trees when disturbed and sit still making them difficult to locate.
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Is the pied thrush endangered?
The pied 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.
How is the pied thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusGeokichla
- SpeciesGeokichla wardii (Blyth, 1843)
Synonyms Turdus micropus, Turdus wardii, Zoothera wardii
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- tord de WardCatalan
- drozd himálajskýCzech
- brych daear brithWelsh
- Broget DrosselDanish
- ElsterdrosselGerman
- nigrablanka turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal de WardSpanish
- pugal-maarästasEstonian
- intiankirjorastasFinnish
- Grive de WardFrench
- himalajski drozdCroatian
- szarka földirigóHungarian
- Tordo pezzatoItalian
- Tordo bianconeroItalian
- シロクロジツグミJapanese
- keršasis dirvinis strazdasLithuanian
- sēmais zemesstrazdsLatvian
- കോഴിക്കിളിMalayalam
- EksterlijsterDutch
- prakttrostNorwegian
- drozdaczek srokatyPolish
- tordo-pedrêsPortuguese
- tordo-alvinegroPortuguese
- Пегий дроздRussian
- Пегий земляной дроздRussian
- drozd čierno-bielySlovak
- Crno-beli drozdSerbian
- broktrastSwedish
- Alaca ArdıçTurkish
- Строкатий дріздUkrainian
- Квіча́ль індійськийUkrainian
- квічаль індійськийUkrainian
- 斑地鶇Chinese
- 杂色地鸫Chinese
Relatives of the pied thrush
Other species in the same genus Geokichla.
Siberian thrush
Geokichla sibirica
Orange-headed thrush
Geokichla citrina
Chestnut-backed thrush
Geokichla dohertyi
Abyssinian ground thrush
Geokichla piaggiae
Ashy thrush
Geokichla cinerea
Orange ground thrush
Geokichla gurneyi
ComparePied thrush vs Siberian thrushPied thrush vs Orange-headed thrushPied thrush vs Chestnut-backed thrushPied thrush vs Abyssinian ground thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pied thrush?
An adult pied thrush weighs 58.6 g – 60.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pied thrush endangered?
The pied 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 pied thrush?
The pied thrush (Geokichla wardii) 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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