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Genus: Turdus

[edit] Description

Thrushes belonging to the genus Turdus are distributed around the globe, including Europe, Africa, Asia, and North and South America. The only two members of the Genus present in Australia were introduced (Eurasian Blackbird and Song Thrush).

[edit] Taxonomy

Turdus is a genus in the Family Turdidae.
The former genera Platycichla and Cichlherminia are now included in this genus. Nesocichla might end up here as well.

Genus Turdus view • edit
T. menachensis	Yemen Thrush
T. ludoviciae	Somali Thrush
T. helleri	Taita Thrush
T. abyssinicus	Abyssinian Thrush
T. roehli	Usambara Thrush
T. bewsheri	Comoro Thrush
T. libonyana	Kurrichane Thrush
T. olivaceus	Olive Thrush
T. smithi	Karoo Thrush
T. olivaceofuscus	Sao Tome Thrush
T. xanthorhynchus	Principe Thrush
T. pelios	African Thrush
T. tephronotus	Bare-eyed Thrush
T. hortulorum	Grey-backed Thrush
T. unicolor	Tickell's Thrush
T. dissimilis	Black-breasted Thrush
T. cardis	Japanese Thrush
T. albocinctus	White-collared Blackbird
T. torquatus	Ring Ouzel
T. boulboul	Grey-winged Blackbird
T. merula	Eurasian Blackbird
T. maximus	Tibetan Blackbird
T. simillimus	Indian Blackbird
T. poliocephalus	Island Thrush
T. rubrocanus	Chestnut Thrush
T. kessleri	Kessler's Thrush
T. feae	Grey-sided Thrush
T. obscurus	Eyebrowed Thrush
T. pallidus	Pale Thrush
T. chrysolaus	Brown-headed Thrush
T. celaenops	Izu Thrush
T. atrogularis	Black-throated Thrush
T. ruficollis	Red-throated Thrush
T. eunomus	Dusky Thrush
T. naumanni	Naumann's Thrush
T. pilaris	Fieldfare
T. iliacus	Redwing
T. philomelos	Song Thrush
T. mupinensis	Chinese Thrush
T. viscivorus	Mistle Thrush
T. nigrescens	Sooty Thrush
T. infuscatus	Black Thrush
T. plebejus	Mountain Thrush
T. leucops	Pale-eyed Thrush
T. falcklandii	Austral Thrush
T. reevi	Plumbeous-backed Thrush
T. flavipes	Yellow-legged Thrush
T. leucomelas	Pale-breasted Thrush
T. fumigatus	Cocoa Thrush
T. hauxwelli	Hauxwell's Thrush
T. sanchezorum	Varzea Thrush
T. obsoletus	Pale-vented Thrush
T. rufiventris	Rufous-bellied Thrush
T. grayi	Clay-colored Thrush
T. nudigenis	Spectacled Thrush
T. maculirostris	Ecuadorian Thrush
T. jamaicensis	White-eyed Thrush
T. haplochrous	Unicolored Thrush
T. lawrencii	Lawrence's Thrush
T. amaurochalinus	Creamy-bellied Thrush
T. ignobilis	Black-billed Thrush
T. maranonicus	Maranon Thrush
T. fulviventris	Chestnut-bellied Thrush
T. olivater	Black-hooded Thrush
T. nigriceps	Slaty Thrush
T. fuscater	Great Thrush
T. chiguanco	Chiguanco Thrush
T. serranus	Glossy-black Thrush
T. assimilis	White-throated Thrush
T. albicollis	White-necked Thrush
T. rufopalliatus	Rufous-backed Robin
T. rufitorques	Rufous-collared Robin
T. migratorius	American Robin
T. swalesi	La Selle Thrush
T. aurantius	White-chinned Thrush
T. ravidus	Grand Cayman Thrush
T. plumbeus	Red-legged Thrush
T. lherminieri	Forest Thrush

[edit] References

• Phylogenetic relationships between Turdus species: mitochondrial cytochrome b gene analysis. Pan et al. Ornis Fennica 84:1-11, 2007.
• Molecular systematics of a speciose, cosmopolitan songbird genus: defining the limits of and relationships among the Turdus thrushes. Voelker et al. Mol Phylogenet Evol: 42:422-434, 2007.