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Turdus  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 179752

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Cataponera E. J. O. Hartert, 1896
  
    Cichlherminia Bonaparte, 1854
  
    Nesocichla Gould, 1855
  
    Platycichla Baird, 1864
  
    Psophocichla Cabanis, 1860
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyTurdidae Rafinesque, 1815 – thrushes  
                               GenusTurdus Linnaeus, 1758  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Turdus abyssinicus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 – Abyssinian Thrush, Merle abyssinien, tordo-das-montanhas, tordo-abissínio, Zorzal abisinio 
                                  Species Turdus albicollis Vieillot, 1818 – White-necked Thrush, Merle à col blanc, sabiá-coleira, tordo-de-pescoço-branco, Zorzal cuelliblanco sureño 
                                  Species Turdus albocinctus Royle, 1840 – White-collared Blackbird, Merle à collier blanc, melro-de-pescoço-branco, tordo-anelado, Mirlo acollarado 
                                  Species Turdus amaurochalinus Cabanis, 1851 – Creamy-bellied Thrush, Merle à ventre clair, sabiá-poca, tordo-de-peito-creme, Zorzal chalchalero 
                                  Species Turdus arthuri (C. Chubb, 1914) – Campina Thrush, Merle d'Arthur, caraxué-da-campina, tordo-da-campina, Zorzal piquinegro guayanés 
                                  Species Turdus assimilis Cabanis, 1851 – Mirlo garganta blanca, White-throated Robin, White-throated Thrush, Merle à gorge blanche, sabiá-do-pacífico, tordo-de-garganta-branca, Zorzal cuelliblanco norteño 
                                  Species Turdus atrogularis Jarocki, 1819 – Black-throated Thrush, Grive à gorge noire, tordo-de-garganta-negra, tordo-de-garganta-preta, Zorzal papinegro 
                                  Species Turdus aurantius J. F. Gmelin, 1789 – White-chinned Thrush, Merle à miroir, sabiá-de-queixo-branco, tordo-de-queixo-branco, Zorzal gorjiblanco 
                                  Species Turdus bewsheri E. Newton, 1877 – Comoros Thrush, Comoro Thrush, Merle des Comores, tordo-das-comores, Zorzal de las Comoras 
                                  Species Turdus bougainvillei Mayr, 1941 – Bougainville Island Thrush, Merle de Bougainville, tordo-insular-da-bougainville 
                                  Species Turdus boulboul (Latham, 1790) – Grey-winged Blackbird, Merle à ailes grises, melro-de-asa-cinzenta, melro-d'asa-cinzenta, Mirlo aligrís 
                                  Species Turdus cardis Temminck, 1831 – Japanese Thrush, Merle du Japon, tordo-japonês, Zorzal japonés 
                                  Species Turdus celaenops Stejneger, 1887 – Izu Thrush, Merle des Izu, tordo-de-izu, tordo-das-izu, Zorzal de las Izu 
                                  Species Turdus chiguanco d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 – Chiguanco Thrush, Merle chiguanco, sabiá-chiguanco, melro-chiguanco, Mirlo chiguanco 
                                  Species Turdus chrysolaus Temminck, 1832 – Brown-headed Thrush, Merle à flancs roux, tordo-de-cabeça-castanha, tordo-de-cabeça-parda, Zorzal cabecipardo 
                                  Species Turdus daguae Berlepsch, 1897 – Dagua Thrush, Merle du Dagua, sabiá-do-chocó, tordo-do-dagua 
                                  Species Turdus deningeri Stresemann, 1912 – Moluccan Island Thrush, Merle de Deninger, tordo-insular-das-molucas 
                                  Species Turdus dissimilis Blyth, 1847 – Black-breasted Thrush, Merle à poitrine noire, tordo-de-peito-preto, Zorzal pechinegro 
                                  Species Turdus eremita (Gould, 1855) – Tristan Thrush, Grive de Tristan da Cunha, tordo-da-tristão-da-cunha, tordo-de-tristão-da-cunha, Zorzal de Tristán de Acuña 
                                  Species Turdus erythropleurus Sharpe, 1887 – Christmas Island Thrush, Merle de Christmas, tordo-insular-de-natal 
                                  Species Turdus eunomus Temminck, 1831 – Dusky Thrush, Grive à ailes rousses, tordo-de-coleira-negra, tordo-d'asa-ruiva, Zorzal eunomo 
                                  Species Turdus falcklandii Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 – Austral Thrush, Merle austral, sabiá-austral, tordo-austral, Zorzal patagón 
                                  Species Turdus feae (Salvadori, 1887) – Grey-sided Thrush, Merle de Fea, tordo-de-flancos-cinzentos, tordo-de-fea, Zorzal de Fea 
                                  Species Turdus flavipes Vieillot, 1818 – Yellow-legged Thrush, Merle à pattes jaunes, sabiá-una, tordo-de-patas-amarelas, Mirlo azulado 
                                  Species Turdus fulviventris P. L. Sclater, 1858 – Chestnut-bellied Thrush, Merle à ventre fauve, sabiá-de-ventre-ruivo, tordo-de-barriga-castanha, Zorzal ventricastaño 
                                  Species Turdus fumigatus M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823 – Cocoa Thrush, Merle cacao, sabiá-da-mata, tordo-do-cacau, Zorzal cacao 
                                  Species Turdus fuscater d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 – Great Thrush, Merle géant, sabiá-grande, melro-grande, Mirlo grande 
                                  Species Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 – Merle fauve, sabiá-pardo, tordo-argiloso, Zorzal pardo, Clay-colored Robin, Mirlo pardo, Clay-colored Thrush 
                                  Species Turdus haplochrous Todd, 1931 – Unicolored Thrush, Merle de Bolivie, sabiá-boliviano, tordo-boliviano, Zorzal boliviano 
                                  Species Turdus hauxwelli Lawrence, 1869 – Hauxwell's Thrush, Merle de Hauxwell, sabiá-bicolor, tordo-de-hauxwell, Zorzal de Hauxwell 
                                  Species Turdus heinrothi Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1924 – Bismarck Island Thrush, Merle des Bismarck, tordo-insular-das-bismarck 
                                  Species Turdus helleri (Mearns, 1913) – Taita Thrush, Merle des Taita, tordo-dos-taita, Zorzal de los Taita 
                                  Species Turdus hortulorum P. L. Sclater, 1863 – Grey-backed Thrush, Merle à dos gris, tordo-de-dorso-cinzento, Zorzal dorsigrís 
                                  Species Turdus ignobilis P. L. Sclater, 1858 – Black-billed Thrush, Merle à bec noir, caraxué-de-bico-preto, tordo-de-bico-preto, Zorzal piquinegro andino 
                                  Species Turdus iliacus Linnaeus, 1758 – Redwing, Grive mauvis, tordo-ruivo, Zorzal alirrojo 
                                  Species Turdus infuscatus (Lafresnaye, 1844) – Mirlo negro, Black Thrush, Black Robin, Merle enfumé, sabiá-enegrecido, melro-guatemalteco, Mirlo guatemalteco 
                                  Species Turdus jamaicensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789 – White-eyed Thrush, Merle aux yeux blancs, sabiá-jamaicano, tordo-jamaicano, Zorzal jamaicano 
                                  Species Turdus javanicus Horsfield, 1821 – Sundaic Island Thrush, Merle de Java, tordo-insular-da-grande-sunda 
                                  Species Turdus kessleri (Przevalski, 1876) – White-backed Thrush, Merle de Kessler, tordo-de-dorso-claro, tordo-de-dorso-branco, Zorzal de Kessler 
                                  Species Turdus kulambangrae Mayr, 1941 – Solomons Island Thrush, Merle des Salomon, tordo-insular-das-salomão 
                                  Species Turdus lawrencii Coues, 1880 – Lawrence's Thrush, Merle de Lawrence, caraxué-de-bico-amarelo, tordo-imitador, Zorzal imitador 
                                  Species Turdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818 – Pale-breasted Thrush, Merle leucomèle, sabiá-barranco, tordo-de-peito-pálido, Zorzal sabiá 
                                  Species Turdus leucops Taczanowski, 1877 – Pale-eyed Thrush, sabiá-preto, tordo-d'olho-pálido, Mirlo ojiblanco, Merle à aeil clair 
                                  Species Turdus lherminieri Lafresnaye, 1844 – Forest Thrush, Grive à pieds jaunes, sabiá-marmoreado, tordo-das-antilhas, Zorzal antillano 
                                  Species Turdus libonyana (A. Smith, 1836) – Kurrichane Thrush, Merle kurrichane, tordo-chicharrio, Zorzal de Kurrichane 
                                  Species Turdus litsitsirupa (A. Smith, 1836) – Groundscraper Thrush, Grive litsitsirupa, tordo-de-peito-malhado, tordo-litsitsirupa, Zorzal litsitsirupa 
                                  Species Turdus ludoviciae (Lort Phillips, 1895) – Somali Thrush, Merle de Somalie, tordo-somali, Zorzal somalí 
                                  Species Turdus maculirostris Berlepsch & Taczanowski, 1884 – Ecuadorian Thrush, Merle d'Équateur, sabiá-equatoriano, tordo-equatoriano, Zorzal ecuatoriano 
                                  Species Turdus mandarinus Bonaparte, 1850 – Chinese Blackbird, Merle de Chine, melro-chinês, Mirlo mandarín 
                                  Species Turdus maranonicus Taczanowski, 1880 – Maranon Thrush, Merle du Maranon, sabiá-do-maranhão, tordo-do-maranhão, Zorzal del Marañón 
                                  Species Turdus maximus (Seebohm, 1881) – Tibetan Blackbird, Merle de l'Himalaya, melro-tibetano, melro-dos-himalaias, Mirlo del Himalaya 
                                  Species Turdus menachensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1913 – Yemen Thrush, Merle du Yémen, tordo-iemenita, Zorzal yemení 
                                  Species Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 – Merle noir, melro-preto, Mirlo común, Eurasian Blackbird, Common Blackbird 
                                  Species Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 – Merle d'Amérique, tordo-americano, Zorzal robín, Mirlo primavera, American Robin 
                                  Species Turdus mindorensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1896 – Mindoro Island Thrush, Merle de Mindoro, tordo-insular-de-mindoro 
                                  Species Turdus mupinensis Laubmann, 1920 – Chinese Thrush, Grive de Verreaux, tordo-chinês, Zorzal chino 
                                  Species Turdus murinus Salvin, 1885 – Pantepui Thrush, Merle des tépuis, caraxué-dos-tepuis, tordo-dos-tepuis, Zorzal de Pantepui 
                                  Species Turdus naumanni Temminck, 1820 – Grive de Naumann, tordo-de-manchas-laranja, tordo-de-naumann, Zorzal de Naumann, Dusky Thrush, Naumann's Thrush 
                                  Species Turdus nigrescens Cabanis, 1861 – Sooty Thrush, Sooty Robin, Merle fuligineux, sabiá-fuliginoso, melro-fuliginoso, Mirlo negruzco 
                                  Species Turdus nigriceps Cabanis, 1874 – Andean Slaty Thrush, Merle ardoisé, sabiá-ardósia, tordo-ferreiro-andino, Zorzal plomizo andino 
                                  Species Turdus nigrorum Ogilvie-Grant, 1896 – Mindanao Island Thrush, Merle de Mindanao, tordo-insular-de-mindanau 
                                  Species Turdus niveiceps (Hellmayr, 1919) – Taiwan Thrush, Merle de Taïwan, tordo-da-formosa, Zorzal de Formosa 
                                  Species Turdus nudigenis Lafresnaye, 1848 – Spectacled Thrush, Merle à lunettes, caraxué-de-cara-pelada, tordo-de-lunetas, Zorzal caripelado 
                                  Species Turdus obscurus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 – Merle obscur, tordo-de-cabeça-cinzenta, Zorzal rojigrís, Eyebrowed Thrush 
                                  Species Turdus obsoletus Lawrence, 1862 – Pale-vented Thrush, Merle cul-blanc, sabiá-de-crisso-branco, tordo-pardo, Zorzal ventripálido 
                                  Species Turdus olivaceofuscus Hartlaub, 1852 – Sao Tome Thrush, Merle de Sao Tomé, tordo-de-são-tomé, Zorzal de Santo Tomé 
                                  Species Turdus olivaceus Linnaeus, 1766 – Olive Thrush, Merle olivâtre, tordo-oliváceo, Zorzal oliváceo 
                                  Species Turdus olivater (Lafresnaye, 1848) – Black-hooded Thrush, Merle à froc noir, sabiá-de-cabeça-preta, tordo-de-cabeça-preta, Zorzal cabecinegro 
                                  Species Turdus pallidus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 – Pale Thrush, Merle pâle, tordo-pálido, Zorzal pálido 
                                  Species Turdus papuensis (De Vis, 1890) – Papuan Island Thrush, Merle de Papouasie, tordo-insular-papua 
                                  Species Turdus pelios Bonaparte, 1850 – African Thrush, Merle africain, tordo-africano, Zorzal africano 
                                  Species Turdus philomelos C. L. Brehm, 1831 – Song Thrush, Grive musicienne, tordo-pinto, tordo-músico, Zorzal común 
                                  Species Turdus pilaris Linnaeus, 1758 – Grive litorne, tordo-zornal, Zorzal real, Fieldfare 
                                  Species Turdus plebejus Cabanis, 1861 – Mirlo plebeyo, Mountain Robin, Mountain Thrush, Merle de montagne, sabiá-serrano, tordo-montês-americano, Zorzal plebeyo 
                                  Species Turdus plumbeus Linnaeus, 1758 – Merle vantard, sabiá-de-patas-vermelhas, tordo-de-patas-vermelhas, Zorzal patirrojo norteño, Red-legged Thrush 
                                  Species Turdus poliocephalus Latham, 1801 – Island Thrush, Tasman Sea Island Thrush, Merle de Norfolk, tordo-insular-do-mar-de-tasman, tordo-insular, Zorzal insular 
                                  Species Turdus pritzbueri E. L. Layard, 1878 – White-headed Island Thrush, Merle à tête blanche, tordo-insular-de-cabeça-branca 
                                  Species Turdus ravidus (Cory, 1886) – Grand Cayman Thrush, Merle de Grande Caïman, tordo-da-grande-caimão, Zorzal de Gran Caimán 
                                  Species Turdus reevei Lawrence, 1869 – Plumbeous-backed Thrush, Merle de Reeve, sabiá-de-dorso-cinzento, tordo-de-dorso-plúmbeo, Zorzal dorsiplomizo 
                                  Species Turdus roehli Reichenow, 1905 – Usambara Thrush, Merle de Roehl, tordo-dos-usambara, tordo-das-usambara, Zorzal de los Usambara 
                                  Species Turdus rubrocanus J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847 – Chestnut Thrush, Merle à tête grise, tordo-castanho, Zorzal castaño 
                                  Species Turdus ruficeps (E. P. Ramsay, 1875) – Fiji Island Thrush, Merle des Fidji, tordo-insular-das-fiji 
                                  Species Turdus ruficollis Pallas, 1776 – Red-throated Thrush, Grive à gorge rousse, tordo-de-garganta-ruiva, Zorzal papirrojo 
                                  Species Turdus rufitorques Hartlaub, 1844 – Mirlo cuello rufo, Rufous-collared Robin, Rufous-collared Thrush, Merle à col roux, sabiá-de-pescoço-ruivo, tordo-de-colar-ruivo, Zorzal cuellirrufo 
                                  Species Turdus rufiventris Vieillot, 1818 – Rufous-bellied Thrush, Merle à ventre roux, sabiá-laranjeira, tordo-de-barriga-ruiva, Zorzal colorado 
                                  Species Turdus rufopalliatus Lafresnaye, 1840 – Rufous-backed Thrush, Merle à dos roux, sabiá-de-dorso-canela, tordo-de-dorso-ruivo, Zorzal dorsirrufo, Mirlo dorso rufo 
                                  Species Turdus samoensis Tristram, 1879 – Samoan Island Thrush, Merle des Samoa, tordo-insular-da-samoa 
                                  Species Turdus sanchezorum O'Neill, Lane & Naka, 2011 – Varzea Thrush, Merle des Sanchez, sabiá-da-várzea, tordo-da-várzea, Zorzal de varzea 
                                  Species Turdus schlegelii P. L. Sclater, 1861 – Wallacean Island Thrush, Merle de Schlegel, tordo-insular-da-wallaceia 
                                  Species Turdus serranus Tschudi, 1844 – Glossy-black Thrush, Merle lustré, sabiá-andino, melro-serrano, Mirlo serrano 
                                  Species Turdus simensis (Rüppell, 1837) – Ethiopian Thrush, Grive d'Éthiopie, tordo-etíope, Zorzal del Simen 
                                  Species Turdus simillimus Jerdon, 1839 – Indian Blackbird, Merle des Nilgiri, melro-indiano, Mirlo indio 
                                  Species Turdus smithi Bonaparte, 1850 – Karoo Thrush, Merle de Smith, tordo-do-carru, tordo-do-karoo, Zorzal del Karoo 
                                  Species Turdus subalaris (Seebohm, 1887) – Blacksmith Thrush, Merle à calotte grise, sabiá-ferreiro, tordo-ferreiro-oriental, Zorzal plomizo oriental 
                                  Species Turdus swalesi (Wetmore, 1927) – La Selle Thrush, Merle de La Selle, sabiá-haitiano, tordo-dominicano, Zorzal de La Española 
                                  Species Turdus tephronotus Cabanis, 1878 – Bare-eyed Thrush, Merle cendré, tordo-de-lunetas, tordo-oculado, Zorzal ceniciento 
                                  Species Turdus thomassoni (Seebohm, 1894) – Luzon Island Thrush, Merle de Luçon, tordo-insular-de-lução 
                                  Species Turdus torquatus Linnaeus, 1758 – Ring Ouzel, Merle à plastron, melro-de-colar, Mirlo capiblanco 
                                  Species Turdus turdoides (E. J. O. Hartert, 1896) – Sulawesi Thrush, Cataponère des Célèbes, tordo-de-barrete-da-celebes, tordo-montês-de-celebes, Zorzal montano de Célebes 
                                  Species Turdus unicolor Tickell, 1833 – Tickell's Thrush, Merle unicolore, tordo-unicolor, Zorzal unicolor 
                                  Species Turdus vanikorensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 – Vanikoro Island Thrush, Merle de Vanikoro, tordo-insular-de-vanikoro 
                                  Species Turdus viscivorus Linnaeus, 1758 – Mistle Thrush, Grive draine, tordoveia, Zorzal charlo 
                                  Species Turdus xanthopus J. R. Forster, 1844 – New Caledonian Island Thrush, Merle calédonien, tordo-insular-da-nova-caledónia 
                                  Species Turdus xanthorhynchus Salvadori, 1901 – Principe Thrush, Merle de Principé, tordo-do-príncipe, Zorzal de Príncipe 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Turdus    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Turdus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
  Reference for: Turdus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Turdus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
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  Reference for: Turdus   
       

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