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Red-throated thrush

Turdus ruficollis Pallas, 1776

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The red-throated thrush (Turdus ruficollis) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 80.6 g to 91.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-throated thrush (Turdus ruficollis)
Photo: सन्देश थापा · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-throated thrush

Weight
80.6 g – 91.5 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
4.5 – 5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-throated thrush live?

Not recorded

What is the red-throated thrush?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-throated thrush (Turdus ruficollis) is a passerine bird in the thrush family. It is sometimes regarded as one subspecies of a polytypic species, "dark-throated thrush", black-throated thrush then being the other subspecies. More recent treatments regard the two as separate species. The scientific name comes from Latin. Turdus is "thrush" and the specific ruficollis is derived from rufus, "red", and collum, "neck".

The red-throated thrush is a migratory Palearctic species. It breeds in East Siberia to North Manchuria wintering to West China, Myanmar, and Northeast India. Its range overlaps with the more westerly-breeding black-throated thrush. It is a large thrush with a plain grey back and reddish underwings. The adult male has a red throat. Females and young birds lack the bib, but have black-streaked underparts. This bird species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-throated thrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-throated_thrush&oldid=1380578693), 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.

Is the red-throated thrush endangered?

The red-throated 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 red-throated thrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTurdidae
  6. genusTurdus
  7. SpeciesTurdus ruficollis Pallas, 1776

Synonyms Planesticus ruficollis, Turdus ruficollis ruficollis

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • Black-throated thrushEnglish
  • Black-throated thrushEnglish
  • Dark-throated thrushEnglish
  • Dark-throated thrushEnglish
  • Rufous-throated thrushEnglish
  • Червеногуш дроздBulgarian
  • Drask jave ruzBreton
  • tord gola-roigCatalan
  • drozd rudohrdlýCzech
  • Rødstrubet DrosselDanish
  • RotkehldrosselGerman
  • Bechstein-DrosselGerman
  • ruĝgorĝa turdoEsperanto
  • Zorzal papirrojoSpanish
  • punapugu-rästasEstonian
  • توکای گلوسرخPersian
  • punakaularastasFinnish
  • Grive à gorge rougeFrench
  • Grive à gorge rousseFrench
  • Merle à gorge rousseFrench
  • Smólach píbdheargIrish
  • Treshlen scoarnagh-ruyScottish Gaelic
  • קיכלי אדום-גרוןHebrew
  • crvenogrli drozdCroatian
  • rőttorkú rigóHungarian
  • GóuþrösturIcelandic
  • Tordo golarossaItalian
  • ノドアカツグミJapanese
  • 붉은목지빠귀Korean
  • raudongurklis strazdasLithuanian
  • sarkanrīkles strazdsLatvian
  • taigatrostNorwegian Bokmål
  • RoodkeellijsterDutch
  • taigatrastNorwegian Nynorsk
  • raudstrupetrastNorwegian Nynorsk
  • rødstrupetrostNorwegian
  • drozd rdzawogardłyPolish
  • tordo-de-garganta-ruivaPortuguese
  • Краснозобый дроздRussian
  • RuksesčeaberásttisNorthern Sami
  • drozd hnedosivýSlovak
  • variantni drozgSlovenian
  • Riđovrati drozdSerbian
  • rödhalsad trastSwedish
  • นกเดินดงคอแดงThai
  • Kızıl Gerdanlı ArdıçTurkish
  • дрізд рудоволийUkrainian
  • 赤頸鶇Chinese
  • 赤颈鸫Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-throated thrush

Other species in the same genus Turdus.

LC, Least Concern
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)

Fieldfare

Turdus pilaris

Turdidae

LC, Least Concern
Ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus)

Ring ouzel

Turdus torquatus

Turdidae

LC, Least Concern
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)

Redwing

Turdus iliacus

Turdidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-throated thrush?

An adult red-throated thrush weighs 80.6 g – 91.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-throated thrush endangered?

The red-throated 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 red-throated thrush?

The red-throated thrush (Turdus ruficollis) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{red_throated_thrush_2026,
  title = {Red-throated thrush (Turdus ruficollis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-throated-thrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}