White-throated thrush
Turdus assimilis Cabanis, 1851
The white-throated thrush (Turdus assimilis) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 49.2 g to 70.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the white-throated thrush
- Weight
- 49.2 g – 70.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 12.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the white-throated thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the white-throated thrush?
The white-throated thrush (Turdus assimilis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Mexico and Central America. It also has strayed to the southwestern United States. It previously was called the white-throated robin, a name also used for the Old World species Irania gutturalis.
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Is the white-throated thrush endangered?
The white-throated 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-throated thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus assimilis Cabanis, 1851
Synonyms Turdus albicollis assimilis
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- White-throated robinEnglish
- White-throated robinEnglish
- drozd náhorníCzech
- Brych gyddfwyn y gorllewinWelsh
- SepiadrosselDanish
- WeißkehldrosselGerman
- Streifenkehl-DrosselGerman
- blankagorĝa turdoEsperanto
- mirlo gorgiblancoSpanish
- Mirlo garganta blancaSpanish
- Yigüirro CollarejoSpanish
- Zorzal cuelliblanco norteñoSpanish
- Keskameerika rästasEstonian
- lavertajarastasFinnish
- Merle à gorge blancheFrench
- bjelogrli kosCroatian
- fehértorkú rigóHungarian
- Tordo golabiancaItalian
- キバシノドジロツグミJapanese
- kibashinodojirotsugumiJapanese
- Téél halbáhí bizééʼ noodǫ́zígííNavajo
- Mexicaanse WitneklijsterDutch
- mestistrostNorwegian
- drozd białogardłyPolish
- sabiá-do-pacíficoPortuguese
- tordo-de-garganta-brancaPortuguese
- Белогорлый дроздRussian
- Манишковый дроздRussian
- drozd bielohrdlýSlovak
- Meksički belogrli drozdSerbian
- sepiatrastSwedish
- Ak Gerdanlı ArdıçTurkish
- дрізд білогорлийUkrainian
- 白喉鶇Chinese
- 白喉鸫Chinese
Relatives of the white-throated 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-throated thrush vs Common blackbirdWhite-throated thrush vs Song thrushWhite-throated thrush vs FieldfareWhite-throated thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-throated thrush?
An adult white-throated thrush weighs 49.2 g – 70.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-throated thrush endangered?
The white-throated 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-throated thrush?
The white-throated thrush (Turdus assimilis) 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
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