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White's thrush

Zoothera aurea (Holandre, 1825)

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The white's thrush (Zoothera aurea) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 128 g to 150 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White's thrush (Zoothera aurea)
Photo: Charles Lam from Hong Kong, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white's thrush

Weight
128 g – 150 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
3.75src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the white's thrush live?

Not recorded

What is the white's thrush?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

White's thrush (Zoothera aurea) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae. It was named after the English naturalist Gilbert White. The genus name Zoothera comes from the Ancient Greek zoon, "animal" and theras, "hunter". The specific aurea is from Latin aureus, "golden".

From the Wikipedia article “White's thrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White%27s_thrush&oldid=1315345408), 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 white's thrush endangered?

The white's 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 white's thrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTurdidae
  6. genusZoothera
  7. SpeciesZoothera aurea (Holandre, 1825)

Synonyms Oreocincla aurea, Oreocincla dauma aurea, Turdus aureus, Turdus varius, Turdus varius, Zoothera dauma, Zoothera dauma aurea, Zoothera varia aurea

Other names and names in other languages (58)
  • Scaly thrushEnglish
  • White’s thrushEnglish
  • Златист дроздBulgarian
  • Drask aourBreton
  • Brych WhiteWelsh
  • Tajga GulddrosselDanish
  • GulddrosselDanish
  • Nordlig GulddrosselDanish
  • ErddrosselGerman
  • BuntdrosselGerman
  • Sibirische ErddrosselGerman
  • ora turdoEsperanto
  • Zorzal de WhiteSpanish
  • Zorzal DoradoSpanish
  • Zorzal dorado de SiberiaSpanish
  • põhja-kirjurästasEstonian
  • kirjorastasFinnish
  • AldutrøsturFaroese
  • Grive doréeFrench
  • Smólach WhiteIrish
  • Treshlen WhiteScottish Gaelic
  • קיכלי זהבהבHebrew
  • šarenokrili drozdCroatian
  • FoldßrösturIcelandic
  • FoldþrösturIcelandic
  • Tordo doratoItalian
  • トラツグミJapanese
  • Шұбар сайрақKazakh
  • 호랑지빠귀Korean
  • raibais zemesstrazdsLatvian
  • skjelltrostNorwegian Bokmål
  • GoudlijsterDutch
  • gulltrastNorwegian Nynorsk
  • gulltrostNorwegian
  • Drozdoń pstryPolish
  • drozdoń tajgowyPolish
  • tordo-douradoPortuguese
  • tordo-bronzeadoPortuguese
  • Tordo-de-WhitePortuguese
  • Sturz auriuRomanian
  • Пёстрый дроздRussian
  • Золотистый земляной дроздRussian
  • girjerásttisNorthern Sami
  • fiskesrásttisNorthern Sami
  • drozd tajgovýSlovak
  • Vajtov pirgavi drozdSerbian
  • guldtrastSwedish
  • นกเดินดงลายเสือใหญ่Thai
  • Altın ArdıçTurkish
  • квічаль тайговийUkrainian
  • 虎鶇Chinese
  • 怀氏虎鸫Chinese
  • 懷氏虎鶇Chinese
  • 白氏地鶇Chinese
  • 白氏地鶇〔懷特氏地鶇〕Chinese
  • 虎斑地鶇Chinese
  • 虎斑地鸫Chinese
  • 虎鶇(過境亞種)Chinese

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Relatives of the white's thrush

Other species in the same genus Zoothera.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white's thrush?

An adult white's thrush weighs 128 g – 150 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white's thrush endangered?

The white's 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's thrush?

The white's thrush (Zoothera aurea) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{white_s_thrush_2026,
  title = {White's thrush (Zoothera aurea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-s-thrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}