How big is a Japanese Thrush?

The Japanese Thrush is a small sized bird weighing about 59 g.

Where can you see a Japanese Thrush?

The Japanese Thrush occurs in 10 countries, including Japan, Hong Kong SAR China, China, Taiwan and Vietnam.

What birds look similar to a Japanese Thrush?

The Japanese Thrush is most easily confused with the White-chinned Thrush, the White-collared Blackbird and the Tickell's Thrush.

Is the Japanese Thrush endangered?

The Japanese Thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Japanese Thrush

Turdus cardis

Thrushes and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis) is a rare thrush found in 10 countries, weighing about 59 g. The Japanese thrush is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae.

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Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Jiro Iguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jiro Iguchi · cc-by

Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis), photo 2 — Photo: Aiken Lau · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis), photo 3 — Photo: Aiken Lau · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis), photo 4 — Photo: russnamitz · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis), photo 5 — Photo: russnamitz · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis), photo 6 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis), photo 7 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis), photo 8 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis), photo 10 — Photo: Tokumi (user:Gin tonic) · Public domain

About the Japanese Thrush

The Japanese thrush is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. The species is also known as the grey thrush or the Japanese grey thrush. The species was once split into two subspecies, with birds breeding in China being treated as the subspecies T. c. lateus,, but today differences are attributed to natural variation and the species is treated as being monotypic.

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Where it lives

Japan Hong Kong SAR China China Taiwan Vietnam South Korea Macao SAR China Thailand

Recorded as a rare visitor in India, Philippines.

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November, December, with peak activity in April. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Japanese Thrush look like?: The Japanese thrush is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae.
How big is a Japanese Thrush?: The Japanese Thrush is a small sized bird weighing about 59 g.
Where can you see a Japanese Thrush?: The Japanese Thrush occurs in 10 countries, including Japan, Hong Kong SAR China, China, Taiwan and Vietnam.
What birds look similar to a Japanese Thrush?: The Japanese Thrush is most easily confused with the White-chinned Thrush, the White-collared Blackbird and the Tickell's Thrush.
Is the Japanese Thrush endangered?: The Japanese Thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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