Yellow-legged thrush
Turdus flavipes Vieillot, 1818
The yellow-legged thrush (Turdus flavipes) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 62 g to 72 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the yellow-legged thrush
- Weight
- 62 g – 72 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the yellow-legged thrush
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Where does the yellow-legged thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the yellow-legged thrush?
The yellow-legged thrush (Turdus flavipes) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. It formerly occurred in Paraguay and has been recorded as a vagrant in Uruguay.
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Is the yellow-legged thrush endangered?
The yellow-legged 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 yellow-legged thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus flavipes Vieillot, 1818
Synonyms Platycichla flavipes, Platycichla flavipes, Platycichla flavipes, Platycichla flavipes, Platycichla flavipes flavipes, Turdus carbonarius
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- merla cendrosaCatalan
- drozd žlutonohýCzech
- Sydamerikansk SolsortDanish
- KöhlerdrosselGerman
- GelbfußdrosselGerman
- flavkrura turdoEsperanto
- Mirlo azuladoSpanish
- Paraulata Rabadilla GrisSpanish
- Zorzal azuladoSpanish
- süsirästasEstonian
- nokirastasFinnish
- Merle à pattes jaunesFrench
- žutonogi kosCroatian
- Köhler-rigóHungarian
- Tordo zampegialleItalian
- キアシクロウタドリJapanese
- geltonkojis strazdasLithuanian
- GeelpootlijsterDutch
- gulbeintrostNorwegian
- drozd żółtonogiPolish
- sabiá-unaPortuguese
- tordo-de-patas-amarelasPortuguese
- Желтоногий дроздRussian
- Желтоногий бразильский дроздRussian
- drozd žltonohýSlovak
- Kos sivog jelekaSerbian
- gulbent trastSwedish
- Sarı Bacaklı KaratavukTurkish
- дроздик жовтоногийUkrainian
- 黄腿鸫Chinese
- 黃腿寬鶇Chinese
Relatives of the yellow-legged 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
CompareYellow-legged thrush vs Common blackbirdYellow-legged thrush vs Song thrushYellow-legged thrush vs FieldfareYellow-legged thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the yellow-legged thrush?
An adult yellow-legged thrush weighs 62 g – 72 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the yellow-legged thrush endangered?
The yellow-legged 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 yellow-legged thrush?
The yellow-legged thrush (Turdus flavipes) 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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