Red-throated Thrush

About the Red-throated Thrush

The red-throated thrush is a passerine bird in the thrush family. It is sometimes regarded as one subspecies of a polytypic species, "dark-throated thrush", black-throated thrush then being the other subspecies. More recent treatments regard the two as separate species. The scientific name comes from Latin. Turdus is "thrush" and the specific ruficollis is derived from rufus, "red", and collum, "neck".

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What the Red-throated Thrush sounds like

Where the Red-throated Thrush lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in United Kingdom, France, Finland, Japan, Kazakhstan.

When to see the Red-throated Thrush

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

Easily confused with

Chestnut ThrushTurdus rubrocanusThe chestnut thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. Black ThrushTurdus infuscatusThe black thrush is 22 to 23 cm (8.7 to 9.1 in) long and weighs about 60 to 90 g (2.1 to 3.2 oz). Black-breasted ThrushTurdus dissimilisThe black-breasted thrush is 22 centimetres (8.7 in) to 23.5 centimetres (9.3 in) long in total, including its tail.