Taiwan thrush
Turdus niveiceps (Hellmayr, 1919)
The taiwan thrush (Turdus niveiceps) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 61.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the taiwan thrush
- Weight
- 61.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc 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
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the taiwan thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the taiwan thrush?
The Taiwan thrush (Turdus niveiceps) is a bird in the thrush family, in the genus Turdus. It is endemic to Taiwan.
From the Wikipedia article “Taiwan thrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taiwan_thrush&oldid=1379850570), 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 taiwan thrush endangered?
The taiwan 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 taiwan thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus niveiceps (Hellmayr, 1919)
Synonyms Planesticus niveiceps, Turdus albiceps, Turdus poliocephalus niveiceps
Other names and names in other languages (26)
- Taiwan island thrushEnglish
- Taiwan ØdrosselDanish
- TaiwandrosselGerman
- FormosadrosselGerman
- TaiwansüdseedrosselGerman
- tajvana turdoEsperanto
- Tordo de TaiwánSpanish
- Zorzal de FormosaSpanish
- valgepea-rästasEstonian
- taiwaninrastasFinnish
- Merle de TaïwanFrench
- tajvanski kosCroatian
- Tordo di TaiwanItalian
- タイワンツグミJapanese
- TaiwanmerelDutch
- taiwantrostNorwegian
- drozd rdzawobrzuchyPolish
- tordo-da-formosaPortuguese
- Тайваньский дроздRussian
- drozd taiwanskýSlovak
- Tajvanski drozdSerbian
- taiwantrastSwedish
- Tayvan ArdıcıTurkish
- дрізд тайванськийUkrainian
- 白头鸫Chinese
- 白頭鶇Chinese
Relatives of the taiwan 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
CompareTaiwan thrush vs Common blackbirdTaiwan thrush vs Song thrushTaiwan thrush vs FieldfareTaiwan thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the taiwan thrush?
An adult taiwan thrush weighs 61.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the taiwan thrush endangered?
The taiwan 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 taiwan thrush?
The taiwan thrush (Turdus niveiceps) 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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