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Brown-headed Thrush
Turdus chrysolaus
Brown-headed Thrush (Turdus chrysolaus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Brown-headed Thrush (Turdus chrysolaus) is a member of the Turdidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 65.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Turdidae Thrushes
- Genus Turdus
- Species chrysolaus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 65.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Turdidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Brown-headed Thrush is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Brown-headed Thrush is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Brown-headed Thrush (Turdus chrysolaus) belongs to the Turdidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL Sakhalin I. (Russia), Kuril Is. and Japan.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 65.4 g, with a wing length of about 11.9 cm and a tail of around 8.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 318,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Brown-headed Thrush?
The Brown-headed Thrush is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 65.4 g.
Where does the Brown-headed Thrush live?
The Brown-headed Thrush is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL Sakhalin I. (Russia), Kuril Is. and Japan, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Brown-headed Thrush belong to?
The Brown-headed Thrush (Turdus chrysolaus) belongs to the Turdidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Brown-headed Thrush eat?
The Brown-headed Thrush is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Brown-headed Thrush migrate?
The Brown-headed Thrush is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Brown-headed Thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Brown-headed Thrush make?
1 real field recording of the Brown-headed Thrush — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Brown-headed Thrush's range?
The Brown-headed Thrush has a mapped global range of about 318,000 km².
Conservation
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