Sulawesi thrush
Turdus turdoides (E. J. O. Hartert, 1896)
Status not recordedsongbirds
The sulawesi thrush (Turdus turdoides) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 89.7 g.

Quick facts about the sulawesi thrush
- Weight
- 89.7 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
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sulawesi thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the sulawesi thrush?
The Sulawesi thrush (Turdus turdoides) is a species of passerine bird in the thrush family, Turdidae. It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, where it inhabits evergreen montane forests at altitudes of 1,100–2,400 m (3,600–7,900 ft). Although it has a limited range and is not a common bird, the IUCN has assessed it as being a "least-concern species".
From the Wikipedia article “Sulawesi thrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sulawesi_thrush&oldid=1379752603), 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 sulawesi thrush endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the sulawesi thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus turdoides (E. J. O. Hartert, 1896)
Synonyms Cataponera turdoides, Catoponera turdoides
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- tord de Sulawesi becgrocCatalan
- drozd černobrvýCzech
- MaskedrosselDanish
- SchwarzbrauendrosselGerman
- Sulavesa turdoEsperanto
- nigrabrova turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal montano de CélebesSpanish
- celebesinrastasFinnish
- Grive cataponèreFrench
- Cataponère des CélèbesFrench
- Merle cataponèreFrench
- smeđokapi drozdCroatian
- feketésbarna rigóHungarian
- Anis sulawesiIndonesian
- Tordo di SulawesiItalian
- セレベスツグミJapanese
- sulavesinis strazdasLithuanian
- CataponeralijsterDutch
- bandittrostNorwegian
- droździakPolish
- tordo-montês-de-celebesPortuguese
- tordo-de-barrete-da-celebesPortuguese
- КатапонераRussian
- drozd obočnatýSlovak
- Celebeski smeđi drozdSerbian
- sulawesitrastSwedish
- Selebes ArdıcıTurkish
- перкачUkrainian
- 蘇拉威西鶇Chinese
- 苏拉威西地鸫Chinese
Relatives of the sulawesi 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
CompareSulawesi thrush vs Common blackbirdSulawesi thrush vs Song thrushSulawesi thrush vs FieldfareSulawesi thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sulawesi thrush?
An adult sulawesi thrush weighs 89.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the sulawesi thrush?
The sulawesi thrush (Turdus turdoides) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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