Thrushes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Muscicapidae. Subfamily: Turdinae
The thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. There are about 183 species worldwide, 20 in Britain.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| White's Thrush | Zoothera dauma | A rare vagrant |
| Varied Thrush | Ixoreus naevius | A one record |
| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | A rare vagrant |
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | A rare vagrant |
| Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | A rare vagrant |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | Catharus minimus | A rare vagrant |
| Veery | Catharus fuscescens | A rare vagrant |
| Siberian Thrush | Geokichla sibirica | A rare vagrant |
| Ring Ouzel | Turdus torquatus | A breeding summer visitor |
| Blackbird | Turdus merula | A resident breeding species |
| Eyebrowed Thrush | Turdus obscurus | A rare vagrant |
| Dusky Thrush | Turdus eunomus | A rare vagrant |
| Naumann's Thrush | T. naumanni | A rare vagrant |
| Black-throated Thrush | T. atrogularis | A rare vagrant |
| Red-throated Thrush | T. ruficollis | A rare vagrant |
| Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris | A winter visitor, rare breeder |
| Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos | A resident breeding species |
| Redwing | Turdus iliacus | A winter visitor, rare breeder |
| Mistle Thrush | Turdus viscivorus | A resident breeding species |
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | A rare vagrant |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Great Britain
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