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 of which 21 occur in Thailand.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| White-throated Rock Thrush | Monticola gularis | Winter visitor |
| Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush | Monticola rufiventris | Winter visitor, resident on highest peaks |
| Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | Resident (ssp madoci) in far south and winter visitor |
| Blue Whistling Thrush | Myophonus caeruleus | Resident and winter visitor |
| Chestnut-capped Thrush | Zoothera interpres | Rare |
| Orange-headed Thrush | Zoothera citrina | Winter visitor |
| Siberian Thrush | Zoothera sibirica | Winter visitor |
| Long-tailed Thrush | Zoothera dixoni | Winter visitor |
| Scaly Thrush | Zoothera dauma | Winter visitor, resident in mountains |
| Dark-sided Thrush | Zoothera marginata | |
| Black-breasted Thrush | Turdus dissimilis | Rare winter visitor |
| Japanese Thrush | Turdus cardis | Accidental |
| Grey-winged Blackbird | Turdus boulboul | Rare winter visitor |
| Eurasian Blackbird | Turdus merula | One record |
| Chestnut Thrush | Turdus rubrocanus | Rare winter visitor |
| Grey-sided Thrush | Turdus feae | Rare winter visitor |
| Eyebrowed Thrush | Turdus obscurus | Winter visitor |
| Dark-throated Thrush | Turdus ruficollis | T. r. ruficlllis and T. r. atrogularis are both very rare winter visitors. |
| Dusky Thrush | Turdus naumanni | Irruptive in winter |
| Lesser Shortwing | Brachypteryx leucophrys | |
| White-browed Shortwing | Brachypteryx montana |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Thailand
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