Thrushes and Allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Turdidae
The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. There are 335 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Saudi Arabia.
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Little Rock-Thrush Monticola rufocinereus
- Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Yemen Thrush Turdus menachensis
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
- Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
- Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Saudi Arabia
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