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Brown-headed Thrush
Turdus chrysolaus Temminck, 1832
≈24 cmLength65 gWeight
In Taiwan (China) in winter, it mainly inhabits forest from the lowlands to the mountains and is often seen in treetops.
Busiest months: April and December · Most records: China, Japan, South Korea
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: April and December · Most records: China, Japan, South Korea
Brown-headed Thrush has been recorded at 281 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Yeliu IBATaiwan (China)936 records
- Nantou – Jiji Endemic Species Research InstituteTaiwan (China)803 records
- Jinshan – Jinshan Youth Activity CenterTaiwan (China)688 records
More places
- Taipei – Tianliaoyang WetlandTaiwan (China)617 records
- Taipei – National Taiwan University Main CampusTaiwan (China)564 records
- Taipei – Da'an Forest ParkTaiwan (China)498 records
- Taipei – Taipei Botanical GardenTaiwan (China)381 records
- Edogawa Ward – Kasai Rinkai Park / Kasai Kaihin ParkJapan331 records
- Matsu – DongyinChina309 records
- Matsu – Dongyin Vegetable FarmChina304 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus), sometimes known as the brown thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It breeds in Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands and Japan; it winters in south toward the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan (China), Hainan and the northern Philippines. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
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Questions
How big is the Brown-headed Thrush?
The Brown-headed Thrush is about ≈24 cm long and weighs around 65 g.
Where does the Brown-headed Thrush live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: Sakhalin Island (Russia), Kuril Islands and Japan. It is most often recorded in China, Japan and South Korea.
When is the best time to see the Brown-headed Thrush?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April and December (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Brown-headed Thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Brown-headed Thrush as Least Concern.
What does the Brown-headed Thrush eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Brown-headed Thrush in?
It belongs to the family Thrushes (Turdidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈24 cm
- Weight
- 65 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 119 mm
- Tail
- 87 mm
- Bill
- 24 mm
- Tarsus
- 31 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: Sakhalin Island (Russia), Kuril Islands and Japan
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 1
- Turdus chrysolaus chrysolaus n, c Japan | non-breeding: s Japan, se China, Taiwan (China) and n, w Philippines
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Thrushes Turdidae
- Genus
- Turdus
Other birds in the genus Turdus
Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupa
Chinese ThrushTurdus mupinensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
African ThrushTurdus pelios
Principe ThrushTurdus xanthorhynchus
Sao Tome ThrushTurdus olivaceofuscus
Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
Taita ThrushTurdus helleri
Usambara ThrushTurdus roehli
Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceus
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