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Naumann's Thrush
Turdus naumanni Temminck, 1820
≈24 cmLength73 gWeight
It has a reddish-brown face and breast and a white belly, and is closely related to Dusky Thrush.
Busiest months: December–January · Most records: China, South Korea, Mongolia
Looks like Dusky Thrush
How to identify
Field marks
- Pale brown back and head
- Reddish face, breast, flank spots and rump
- White belly and undertail-coverts
- Pale supercilium and reddish-brown underwings
Male, female and young
Female is very similar to male; juvenile has weaker markings.
Similar species
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: December–January · Most records: China, South Korea, Mongolia
Naumann's Thrush has been recorded at 687 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Beijing Botanical GardenChina459 records
- Seoul – Olympic ParkSouth Korea327 records
- Jinshan – Jinshan Youth Activity CenterTaiwan (China)321 records
More places
- Olympic Forest Park SouthChina313 records
- Seoul – ChanggyeonggungSouth Korea310 records
- Lingshan Scenic AreaChina237 records
- Taipei – Tianliaoyang WetlandTaiwan (China)215 records
- Tsinghua UniversityChina202 records
- Temple of HeavenChina202 records
- Peking UniversityChina194 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
Naumann's thrush (Turdus naumanni) is a species of the thrush family Turdidae which breeds eastwards from central Siberia to North Manchuria, Amurland and Sakhalin. It is closely related to the more northerly breeding dusky thrush T. eunomus; the two have often been regarded as conspecific.
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Questions
How big is the Naumann's Thrush?
The Naumann's Thrush is about ≈24 cm long and weighs around 73 g.
Where does the Naumann's Thrush live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: south-central Russia. It is most often recorded in China, South Korea and Mongolia.
When is the best time to see the Naumann's Thrush?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January and December (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Naumann's Thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Naumann's Thrush as Least Concern.
What does the Naumann's Thrush eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Naumann's Thrush in?
It belongs to the family Thrushes (Turdidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈24 cm
- Weight
- 73 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 129 mm
- Tail
- 90 mm
- Bill
- 23 mm
- Tarsus
- 32 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: south-central Russia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Thrushes Turdidae
- Genus
- Turdus
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Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupa
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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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