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Near Threatened

Everett’s Thrush

Zoothera everetti

Everett's Thrush (Zoothera everetti) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.

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The Everett’s Thrush (Zoothera everetti) is a member of the Turdidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 81.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.

NT Near Threatened

Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Turdidae Thrushes
  4. Genus Zoothera
  5. Species everetti

Where it lives

Montane Borneo

Quick facts

Weight
81.9 g
Family
Turdidae
Habitat
Woodland

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Everett’s Thrush is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Behaviour

A bird of dense forest, it forages mainly on the ground.

Migration

The Everett’s Thrush is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Everett’s Thrush (Zoothera everetti) belongs to the Turdidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR montane Borneo.

It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 81.9 g, with a wing length of about 10.9 cm and a tail of around 7.4 cm.

The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.

The species has a mapped global range of roughly 3,523 km² — a relatively restricted global range.

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Everett’s Thrush?

The Everett’s Thrush is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 81.9 g.

Where does the Everett’s Thrush live?

The Everett’s Thrush is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR montane Borneo, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the Everett’s Thrush belong to?

The Everett’s Thrush (Zoothera everetti) belongs to the Turdidae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Everett’s Thrush eat?

The Everett’s Thrush is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Does the Everett’s Thrush migrate?

The Everett’s Thrush is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Everett’s Thrush endangered?

The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.

How large is the Everett’s Thrush's range?

The Everett’s Thrush has a mapped global range of about 3,523 km².

Conservation

Near Threatened

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