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Siberian thrush

Geokichla sibirica (Pallas, 1776)

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The siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 60 g to 75.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica)
Photo: grishahasanov · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the siberian thrush

Weight
60 g – 75.5 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 – 4.75src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the siberian thrush live?

Not recorded

What is the siberian thrush?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae. The genus name Geokichla comes from Ancient Greek geo-, "ground-" and kikhle, " thrush". The specific sibirica is Latin for Siberia.

It breeds in taiga in Siberia. It is strongly migratory, with most birds moving to southeastern Asia during the winter. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. It is very secretive.

The Siberian thrush is similar in size to the song thrush. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms and berries.

The male Siberian thrush is a dark blue-grey above and below, with a white stripe above the eye. The lower belly and flanks are white. The female is a much browner bird, with a buff stripe above the eye.

A striking identification feature of both sexes in flight is the black band on the white underwings, a feature shared with the scaly thrush.

From the Wikipedia article “Siberian thrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Siberian_thrush&oldid=1377225253), 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 siberian thrush endangered?

The siberian 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 siberian thrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTurdidae
  6. genusGeokichla
  7. SpeciesGeokichla sibirica (Pallas, 1776)

Synonyms Cryptocichla sibirica, Cycloselys sibiricus, Ixoreus sibiricus, Turdus alpinus, Turdus atrocyaneus, Turdus auroreus, Turdus leucocillus, Turdus mutabilis, Turdus sibiricus, Zoothera sibirica, Zoothera sibirica sibirica

Other names and names in other languages (56)
  • Torda siberianaAragonese
  • Сибирски дроздBulgarian
  • Moualc'h-SibiriaBreton
  • tord siberiàCatalan
  • Сибирь лагыMari
  • drozd tmavýCzech
  • Bronfraith SiberiaWelsh
  • brych daear SiberiaWelsh
  • Sibirisk DrosselDanish
  • SchieferdrosselGerman
  • Sibirische DrosselGerman
  • siberia turdoEsperanto
  • Zorzal siberianoSpanish
  • Zorzal de SiberiaSpanish
  • siberi rästasEstonian
  • siperianrastasFinnish
  • Brúnhvítur trøsturFaroese
  • merle sibérienFrench
  • Grive de SibérieFrench
  • Smólach SibéarachIrish
  • Treshlen HibbeyraghScottish Gaelic
  • Tordo galegoGalician
  • קיכלי סיביריHebrew
  • sibirski drozdCroatian
  • szibériai földirigóHungarian
  • Anis sibiricaIndonesian
  • Anis SiberiaIndonesian
  • ApalþrösturIcelandic
  • Tordo siberianoItalian
  • マミジロJapanese
  • 흰눈썹지빠귀Korean
  • Sibirinis strazdasLithuanian
  • sibirinis dirvinis strazdasLithuanian
  • Sibīrijas māņplukšķisLatvian
  • Sibīrijas zemesstrazdsLatvian
  • Сибирийн хөөндэйMongolian
  • Murai Hitam SiberiaMalay
  • Siberische LijsterDutch
  • sibirtrastNorwegian Nynorsk
  • sibirtrostNorwegian
  • drozdoń ciemnyPolish
  • drozdaczek ciemnyPolish
  • tordo-siberianoPortuguese
  • Melro da SibériaPortuguese
  • Сибирский дроздRussian
  • SibirjjárásttisNorthern Sami
  • Drozd bridlicovýSlovak
  • sibirski droznikSlovenian
  • Crni sibirski drozdSerbian
  • sibirisk trastSwedish
  • นกเดินดงสีเทาดำThai
  • Sibirya ArdıcıTurkish
  • квічаль сибірськийUkrainian
  • Hoét XibêriVietnamese
  • 白眉地鶇Chinese
  • 白眉地鸫Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the siberian thrush

Other species in the same genus Geokichla.

VU, Vulnerable

Ashy thrush

Geokichla cinerea

TurdidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the siberian thrush?

An adult siberian thrush weighs 60 g – 75.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the siberian thrush endangered?

The siberian 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 siberian thrush?

The siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/siberian-thrush

MLA

“Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/siberian-thrush.

BibTeX
@misc{siberian_thrush_2026,
  title = {Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/siberian-thrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}