Passeriformes / Turdidae / Turdus
Grey-backed Thrush
Turdus hortulorum · 灰背鸫
Introduction
A species in the family Turdidae breeding in northeastern China and the Russian Far East, wintering in southern China and northern Vietnam. It inhabits temperate forests. Conservation status is Least Concern.
Description
Medium-sized passerine, 20-23 cm long, mean weight 66.7 g (range: 61-69 g). Sexually dimorphic. Males have a slate grey back and chest, white chin and belly, and rufous flanks. Females have grey or brown backs with dark spots on the chest; belly and flanks similar to males.
Distribution & Habitat
Breeds in northeastern China and the Russian Far East. Winters in southern China and northern Vietnam. Habitat includes deciduous or evergreen forests with rolling terrain, rarely above 1100 m elevation.
Behavior & Ecology
Forages for fruit and insects. Captive breeding records show five eggs laid, hatching 14 days after the first egg was laid, with young leaving the nest 12 days later.
Conservation
Listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae
- Genus
- Turdus
Distribution
breeds eastern Siberia, Manchuria, and northern Korea; winters to southeastern Asia
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
