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Chinese Blackbird

Turdus mandarinus

Least ConcernUncommonOmnivoreForestCup nestMedium · 103 g
Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus), photo 1
Photo: Sun Jiao (Interaccoonale) · CC BY 4.0
Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus), photo 2
Photo: Sun Jiao (Interaccoonale) · CC BY 4.0
Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus), photo 3
Photo: Sun Jiao (Interaccoonale) · CC BY 4.0
Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus), photo 4
Photo: Sun Jiao (Interaccoonale) · CC BY 4.0
Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus), photo 5
Photo: Sun Jiao (Interaccoonale) · CC BY 4.0
Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus), photo 6
Photo: andy71 · CC0
Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus), photo 7
Photo: hesyifei · CC BY 4.0
Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus), photo 8
Photo: hesyifei · CC BY 4.0
Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus), photo 9
Photo: dhobern · CC BY 4.0
Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus), photo 10
Photo: andy71 · CC0

About the Chinese Blackbird

The Chinese blackbird is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the related common blackbird.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
China Taiwan Hong Kong SAR China South Korea Vietnam Macao SAR China Thailand Japan Laos

Recorded as a rare visitor in India, Myanmar (Burma), Singapore.

When to see it

Peak activity in December · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Spectacled Thrush (Turdus nudigenis) Spectacled ThrushTurdus nudigenisThe spectacled thrush is 23–24 cm (9.1–9.4 in) long and weighs 60 g (2.1 oz). Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus) Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceusIt can reach a length of 24 cm (9.4 in) and a weight of at least 101 g (3.6 oz). White-throated Thrush (Turdus assimilis) White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisThe white-throated thrush is 22 to 26.5 cm (8.7 to 10.4 in) long and weighs about 61 to 90 g (2.2 to 3.2 oz).

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