White-chinned thrush
Turdus aurantius J. F. Gmelin, 1789
The white-chinned thrush (Turdus aurantius) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 81.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the white-chinned thrush
- Weight
- 81.9 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
- 2.8 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the white-chinned thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the white-chinned thrush?
The white-chinned thrush, known in Jamaica as the hopping dick (Turdus aurantius) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Jamaica where it is common and widespread. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
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Is the white-chinned thrush endangered?
The white-chinned 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 white-chinned thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus aurantius J. F. Gmelin, 1789
Synonyms Turdus leucogenus
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- merla golablancaCatalan
- drozd bělobradýCzech
- brych genwynWelsh
- Jamaica DrosselDanish
- WeißkinndrosselGerman
- blankmentona turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal GorgiblancoSpanish
- Zorzal de barbilla blancaSpanish
- Zorzal gorjiblancoSpanish
- sisalikurästasEstonian
- jamaikanrastasFinnish
- Merle à miroirFrench
- jamajčki kosCroatian
- aranyrigóHungarian
- Tordo mentobiancoItalian
- アゴジロツグミJapanese
- Chip-Man-ChipJamaican Creole English
- jamaikinis strazdasLithuanian
- WitkinlijsterDutch
- hvithaketrostNorwegian
- drozd białobrodyPolish
- sabiá-de-queixo-brancoPortuguese
- tordo-de-queixo-brancoPortuguese
- Ямайский дроздRussian
- drozd zrkadlovýSlovak
- Jamajkanski sivi kosSerbian
- vithakad trastSwedish
- Ak Gıdılı ArdıçTurkish
- дрізд ямайськийUkrainian
- 白頦鶇Chinese
- 白颏鸫Chinese
Relatives of the white-chinned 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
CompareWhite-chinned thrush vs Common blackbirdWhite-chinned thrush vs Song thrushWhite-chinned thrush vs FieldfareWhite-chinned thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-chinned thrush?
An adult white-chinned thrush weighs 81.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-chinned thrush endangered?
The white-chinned 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 white-chinned thrush?
The white-chinned thrush (Turdus aurantius) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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
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