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Russet-tailed thrush

Zoothera heinei (Cabanis, 1851)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 82.8 g to 150 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the russet-tailed thrush

Weight
82.8 g – 150 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
2.4 – 3.25src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the russet-tailed thrush live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The russet-tailed thrush is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the russet-tailed thrush?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, closely related to the more widespread Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata). It is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Russet-tailed thrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russet-tailed_thrush&oldid=1315235687), 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 russet-tailed thrush endangered?

The russet-tailed 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. What the categories mean.

How is the russet-tailed thrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTurdidae
  6. genusZoothera
  7. SpeciesZoothera heinei (Cabanis, 1851)

Synonyms Oreocincla heinei

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • griva de HeineCatalan
  • drozd šupinkohřbetýCzech
  • brych daear HeineWelsh
  • StillehavsgulddrosselDanish
  • HeineerddrosselGerman
  • Australien-DrosselGerman
  • PapuaerddrosselGerman
  • rufavosta turdoEsperanto
  • Zorzal de HeineSpanish
  • korallimere kirjurästasEstonian
  • papuankirjorastasFinnish
  • Grive de HeineFrench
  • riđorepi drozdCroatian
  • tasmán földirigóHungarian
  • Tordo codarossicciaItalian
  • アカオトラツグミJapanese
  • rusvauodegis dirvinis strazdasLithuanian
  • rusthaletrostNorwegian Bokmål
  • PapoeagoudlijsterDutch
  • ruststjerttrostNorwegian
  • drozdoń rdzaworzytnyPolish
  • tordo-de-heinePortuguese
  • tordo-do-pacíficoPortuguese
  • Рыжехвостый дроздRussian
  • Рыжехвостый земляной дроздRussian
  • drozd vlnkovanýSlovak
  • Papuanski pirgavi drozdSerbian
  • stillahavstrastSwedish
  • Heine ArdıcıTurkish
  • квічаль буроволийUkrainian
  • 紅尾地鶇Chinese
  • 黄尾地鸫Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the russet-tailed thrush

Other species in the same genus Zoothera.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the russet-tailed thrush?

An adult russet-tailed thrush weighs 82.8 g – 150 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the russet-tailed thrush live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the russet-tailed thrush for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the russet-tailed thrush endangered?

The russet-tailed 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 russet-tailed thrush?

The russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei) 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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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{russet_tailed_thrush_2026,
  title = {Russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/russet-tailed-thrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}