Christmas Island Thrush (Turdus erythropleurus) | Photos and ID

NENot EvaluatedInvertebratesSmall · 55 g

Christmas Island Thrush (Turdus erythropleurus), photo 3 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Christmas Island Thrush (Turdus erythropleurus), photo 4 — Photo: (c) ian_mcallan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Christmas Island Thrush (Turdus erythropleurus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) ian_mcallan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Christmas Island Thrush (Turdus erythropleurus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) ian_mcallan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Christmas Island Thrush (Turdus erythropleurus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) ian_mcallan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Christmas Island Thrush (Turdus erythropleurus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) ian_mcallan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Christmas Island Thrush (Turdus erythropleurus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) ian_mcallan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Christmas Island Thrush (Turdus erythropleurus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) ian_mcallan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The Christmas island thrush has a mainly dark grey-brown head, paler grey-brown throat and upper breast, with olive-brown upperparts. The flanks, lower breast and sides of belly are orange, with a white belly and vent. It is about 21 cm in length, with a wingspan of 34 cm and a weight of 55 g. Its bill, orbital ring and legs are yellow-orange. Males and females are similar in size and appearance.

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About the Christmas Island Thrush

The Christmas island thrush is a species of passerine in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean. It was formerly considered a subspecies of island thrush, but was classified as its own species in 2024 by the IOC and Clements checklist.

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Easily confused with

Dagua ThrushTurdus daguaeThe Dagua thrush is 21.5 to 23 cm (8.5 to 9.1 in) long.

Campina ThrushTurdus arthuriThe campina thrush is 21.5 to 24 cm (8.5 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 50 to 66 g (1.8 to 2.3 oz).

Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensisThe Ethiopian thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.

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