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See also other birds with "thrush" in their name: Waterthrush, Shrike-thrush, Thrush Nightingale
Thrushes
Hermit Thrush
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Family: Turdidae
Genera

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The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. The genus Seiurus consists of three species of Bird in the New World warbler family Parulidae UserPolbot. --> Colluricincla is a genus of Bird in the Colluricinclidae family The Thrush Nightingale, Luscinia luscinia (formerly colloquially known as Sprosser is a small Passerine Bird that was formerly classed as a member Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. SongBird is a Dutch Record label owned by Tijs Verwest and Arny Bink A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic In Biological classification, family ( Latin Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans Asians and Africans in the 15th century

They are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. An insectivore is a type of carnivore with a diet that consists chiefly of Insects and similar small creatures They range in size from the Forest Rock Thrush (Monticola sharpei), at 21 grams and 14. 5 cm (5. 8 inches), to the Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus), at 178 grams (6. 3 oz) and 33 cm (13 inches). The songs of some species, including members of the genera Catharus, Myadestes, and Turdus, are considered to be among the most beautiful in the avian world. Catharus is a Genus of Birds in the thrush family Turdidae. It contains the small mostly insectivorous or omnivorous migrant Myadestes is a genus of solitaires, medium-sized mostly Insectivorous Birds in the thrush family Turdidae. The true thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous Birds in the Genus Turdus of the thrush family Turdidae

The taxonomic treatment of this large family has varied significantly in recent years. Traditionally, the Turdidae included the small Old World species, like the Nightingale and European Robin in the subfamily Saxicolini, but most authorities now place this group in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) also known as Rufous and Common Nightingale, is a small Passerine Bird that was formerly The European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) or in Anglophone Europe, simply Robin, is a small Insectivorous Passerine The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small Passerine Birds restricted to the Old World. The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small Passerine Birds restricted to the Old World.

This article follows the Handbook of the Birds of the World with edits from Clement and Hathaway, Thrushes (2000), and retains the large thrushes in Turdidae. HBW_-_Taxonomygif|right|frame|(400 × 258 pixels file size38KBMIME typeimage/gif|HBW-Page on Taxonomy]]HBW-accounts_8-082-083_copia Recent biochemical studies place certain traditional thrush genera (Monticola, Pseudocossyphus, Myiophonus, Brachypteryx, and Alethe) in the Muscicapidae. The rock-thrushes, Monticola, are a Genus of chats medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous Songbirds They were in The rock-thrushes, Monticola, are a Genus of chats medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous Songbirds They were in The whistling-thrushes comprise a Genus Myophonus ( Myiophoneus) of the thrush family Turdidae. The shortwings are colourful medium-sized mostly insectivorous Birds in the genera Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae. The Alethes are small mainly insectivorous Birds in the genus Alethe of the Old World flycatcher and chat family Muscicapidae. The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small Passerine Birds restricted to the Old World. Conversely the Asian saxicoline genera Grandala and Cochoa belong here among the thrushes. UserPolbot. -->The Grandala ( Grandala coelicolor) is a species of Bird in the Muscicapidae The cochoas are medium-sized insectivorous and molluscivorous Birds in the genus Cochoa.

Now usually considered a distinct family distantly related to Picathartes:

For other species previously in Turdidae, see Muscicapidae and chats. The true thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous Birds in the Genus Turdus of the thrush family Turdidae Platycichla is a small genus of tropical South American thrushes. The true thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous Birds in the Genus Turdus of the thrush family Turdidae UserPolbot. -->The Tristan Thrush ( Nesocichla eremita) is a species of Bird in the Turdidae The true thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous Birds in the Genus Turdus of the thrush family Turdidae UserPolbot. -->The Forest Thrush ( Cichlherminia lherminieri) is a species of Bird in the Turdidae The true thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous Birds in the Genus Turdus of the thrush family Turdidae The Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) is a Passerine Bird of southern and eastern Africa belonging to the thrush family The Asian thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous Birds in the genus Zoothera of the thrush family Turdidae. Catharus is a Genus of Birds in the thrush family Turdidae. It contains the small mostly insectivorous or omnivorous migrant The Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, is a North American Passerine Bird. UserPolbot. -->The Aztec Thrush ( Ridgwayia pinicola or Zoothera pinicola) is a species of Bird in the The Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, is a North American Passerine Bird. The Varied Thrush ( Zoothera naevia or Ixoreus naevius) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae The Geomalia, Geomalia heinrichi also known as the Sulawesi Mountain-Thrush is a rare member of the thrush family endemic to Sulawesi in UserPolbot. -->The Sulawesi Thrush ( Cataponera turdoides) is a species of Bird in the Turdidae The bluebirds are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous Birds in the genus Sialia of the thrush family Turdidae UserPolbot. -->The Grandala ( Grandala coelicolor) is a species of Bird in the Muscicapidae The bluebirds are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous Birds in the genus Sialia of the thrush family Turdidae UserPolbot. -->The Rufous-brown Solitaire ( Cichlopsis leucogenys) is a species of Bird in the Turdidae Catharus is a Genus of Birds in the thrush family Turdidae. It contains the small mostly insectivorous or omnivorous migrant Entomodestes is a small genus of Birds in the thrush family The two species are White-eared Solitaire, Entomodestes leucotis Catharus is a Genus of Birds in the thrush family Turdidae. It contains the small mostly insectivorous or omnivorous migrant Myadestes is a genus of solitaires, medium-sized mostly Insectivorous Birds in the thrush family Turdidae. The flycatcher-thrushes are medium-sized insectivorous Birds in the genus Neocossyphus of the thrush family Turdidae. Myadestes is a genus of solitaires, medium-sized mostly Insectivorous Birds in the thrush family Turdidae. The cochoas are medium-sized insectivorous and molluscivorous Birds in the genus Cochoa. The cochoas are medium-sized insectivorous and molluscivorous Birds in the genus Cochoa. UserPolbot. -->The Black-breasted Fruit-hunter ( Chlamydochaera jefferyi) is a species of Bird in the The cochoas are medium-sized insectivorous and molluscivorous Birds in the genus Cochoa. The picathartes, rockfowl or bald crows are a small genus of two Passerine Bird Species within the family Picathartidae found The Rock-jumpers are medium-sized insectivorous or omnivorous Birds in the genus Chaetops, which constitutes the entire family Chaetopidae The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small Passerine Birds restricted to the Old World. Chats (formerly sometimes known as Chat-thrushes are a group of small Old World insectivorous Birds formerly classed as members of the thrush family


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