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 17 species which occur in Hong Kong.
- White-throated Rock-Thrush Monticola gularis (A)
- Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris (A)
- Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica (A)
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus (A)
- Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis (A)
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni (A)
- Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Chinese Thrush Turdus mupinensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Hong Kong
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