Yemen thrush
Turdus menachensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1913
The yemen thrush (Turdus menachensis) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 75 g to 75.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the yemen thrush
- Weight
- 75.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2 – 2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the yemen thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the yemen thrush?
The Yemen thrush (Turdus menachensis) is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is native to the Sarawat Mountains of the western Arabian Peninsula.
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Is the yemen thrush endangered?
The yemen thrush is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the yemen thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusTurdus
- SpeciesTurdus menachensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1913
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- merla del IemenCatalan
- drozd jemenskýCzech
- brych YemenWelsh
- YemendrosselDanish
- JemendrosselGerman
- Jemen-DrosselGerman
- jemena turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal yemeníSpanish
- jeemeni rästasEstonian
- jemeninrastasFinnish
- Merle du YémenFrench
- Smólach ÉimineachIrish
- קיכלי תימניHebrew
- jemenski drozdCroatian
- jemeni rigóHungarian
- Tordo dello YemenItalian
- アラビアオリーブツグミJapanese
- jemeninis strazdasLithuanian
- Jemenas strazdsLatvian
- JemenlijsterDutch
- Jemenitische LijsterDutch
- asirtrostNorwegian
- drozd jemeńskiPolish
- tordo-iemenitaPortuguese
- Йеменский дроздRussian
- drozd arabskýSlovak
- Jemenski kosSerbian
- jementrastSwedish
- Yemen ArdıcıTurkish
- дрізд єменськийUkrainian
- 也门鸫Chinese
- 葉門鶇Chinese
Relatives of the yemen 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
CompareYemen thrush vs Common blackbirdYemen thrush vs Song thrushYemen thrush vs FieldfareYemen thrush vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the yemen thrush?
An adult yemen thrush weighs 75.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the yemen thrush endangered?
The yemen thrush is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the yemen thrush?
The yemen thrush (Turdus menachensis) 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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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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