Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Yellow-legged Thrush
Turdus flavipes
Yellow-legged Thrush (Turdus flavipes) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Yellow-legged Thrush (Turdus flavipes) is a member of the Turdidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 65.1 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 flavipes
Quick facts
- Weight
- 65.1 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Turdidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-legged Thrush is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-legged Thrush is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-legged Thrush (Turdus flavipes) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA n, se.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 65.1 g, with a wing length of about 11.1 cm and a tail of around 8.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 941,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-legged Thrush?
The Yellow-legged Thrush is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 65.1 g.
Where does the Yellow-legged Thrush live?
The Yellow-legged Thrush is found across South America with a range covering SA n, se, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-legged Thrush belong to?
The Yellow-legged Thrush (Turdus flavipes) belongs to the Turdidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-legged Thrush eat?
The Yellow-legged Thrush is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Yellow-legged Thrush migrate?
The Yellow-legged Thrush is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-legged 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 Yellow-legged Thrush make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-legged Thrush — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-legged Thrush's range?
The Yellow-legged Thrush has a mapped global range of about 941,000 km².
Conservation
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