How do you identify a Pale Thrush?

It is 23 cm long. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Pale Thrush?

The Pale Thrush is a medium sized bird weighing about 72 g.

Where can you see a Pale Thrush?

The Pale Thrush occurs in 10 countries, including Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, China and Hong Kong SAR China.

What birds look similar to a Pale Thrush?

The Pale Thrush is most easily confused with the Olive Thrush, the Rufous-backed Thrush and the Chinese Blackbird.

Is the Pale Thrush endangered?

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

Pale Thrush

Turdus pallidus

Thrushes and Allies · Passeriformes · Uncommon

The Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus) is a uncommon thrush found in 10 countries, weighing about 72 g. The pale thrush is a passerine bird of the eastern Palearctic belonging to the genus Turdus in the thrush family Turdidae.

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Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus), photo 1 — Photo: yamatsu · CC0

Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus), photo 2 — Photo: yamatsu · CC0

Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus), photo 3 — Photo: yamatsu · CC0

Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus), photo 4 — Photo: yamatsu · CC0

Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus), photo 5 — Photo: yamatsu · CC0

Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus), photo 6 — Photo: Nicolas Huet / Jean Gabriel Prêtre · Public domain

Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus), photo 7 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · CC BY 4.0

Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) mami_t_t, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Kim, Hyun-tae, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Pale Thrush

The pale thrush is a passerine bird of the eastern Palearctic belonging to the genus Turdus in the thrush family Turdidae. It is closely related to the eye-browed thrush and grey-backed thrush.

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How to identify it

It is 23 cm long. The feet are pale pinkish-brown and the bill is grey above and yellow below. The male is brown above with a blue-grey head and throat. The underparts are pale brown, darker on the flanks and whitish on the belly and undertail-coverts. The flight feathers of the wing are dark grey and the underwing-coverts are grey or white. The tail is dark grey with white tips to the outer feathers. The female is similar to the male but duller with a browner head and pale throat. It has harsh chuck-chuck and see-ip calls and a bubbling alarm call.

Where it lives

Taiwan Japan South Korea China Hong Kong SAR China Russia Mongolia Macao SAR China Philippines North Korea

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Pale Thrush?: It is 23 cm long. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Pale Thrush?: The Pale Thrush is a medium sized bird weighing about 72 g.
Where can you see a Pale Thrush?: The Pale Thrush occurs in 10 countries, including Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, China and Hong Kong SAR China.
What birds look similar to a Pale Thrush?: The Pale Thrush is most easily confused with the Olive Thrush, the Rufous-backed Thrush and the Chinese Blackbird.
Is the Pale Thrush endangered?: The Pale Thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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