Spectacled thrush
Turdus nudigenis Lafresnaye, 1848
The spectacled thrush (Turdus nudigenis) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 61.6 g to 65.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the spectacled thrush
- Weight
- 61.6 g – 65.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src 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 spectacled thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the spectacled thrush?
The spectacled thrush, bare-eyed thrush, or yellow-eyed thrush (Turdus nudigenis), is a resident breeding bird in the Lesser Antilles and in South America from Colombia and Venezuela south and east to northern Brazil. In Trinidad and Tobago, this thrush is also known as big-eye grieve.
The similar but allopatric Ecuadorian thrush was formerly considered a subspecies of the bare-eyed thrush and named T. n. maculirostris; it is now normally considered as a separate species T. maculirostris. It has a narrower eyering and is only found in forest and woodland in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru.
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Is the spectacled thrush endangered?
The spectacled 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 spectacled thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus nudigenis Lafresnaye, 1848
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- Yellow-eyed thrushEnglish
- Yellow-eyed thrushEnglish
- tord d'ulleresCatalan
- drozd olivovohnědýCzech
- BrilledrosselDanish
- NacktaugendrosselGerman
- okulvitra turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal caripeladoSpanish
- kaljusilmärastasFinnish
- Merle à lunettesFrench
- maslinastoleđi kosCroatian
- csupaszszemű rigóHungarian
- Tordo occhigialliItalian
- メガネジツグミJapanese
- plikaakis strazdasLithuanian
- NaaktooglijsterDutch
- arawaktrostNorwegian
- drozd gołookiPolish
- tordo-de-lunetasPortuguese
- caraxué-de-cara-peladaPortuguese
- Желтоглазый дроздRussian
- drozd žltookýSlovak
- Američki naočarasti drozdSerbian
- arawaktrastSwedish
- Çıplak Gözlü ArdıçTurkish
- дрізд голоокийUkrainian
- 裸眼鶇Chinese
- 裸眼鸫Chinese
Relatives of the spectacled 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
CompareSpectacled thrush vs Common blackbirdSpectacled thrush vs Song thrushSpectacled thrush vs FieldfareSpectacled thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the spectacled thrush?
An adult spectacled thrush weighs 61.6 g – 65.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the spectacled thrush endangered?
The spectacled 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 spectacled thrush?
The spectacled thrush (Turdus nudigenis) 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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