Taiwan Thrush
Turdus niveiceps (Hellmayr, 1919)
22 cmLength62 gWeight
The male has a black back, white head, deep orange underparts and a yellow bill, legs and feet.
Busiest months: January · Most records: China
How to identify
Field marks
- Male has a white head and throat and black upperparts
- Underparts mostly deep orange, with a black upper breast
- Yellow bill, legs and feet
- Female has a rufous back, gray-rufous head and a white stripe behind the eye
Male, female and young
Female has a similar but duller color pattern, with a rufous back, a rufous-and-white head and a white supercilium, brown streaks on the upper breast and paler orange underparts; size is similar.
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: January · Most records: China
Taiwan Thrush has been recorded at 10 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Dasyueshan IBA – Dasyueshan Forest-Road 23.5KTaiwan (China)278 records
- Nantou – Xitou Nature Education AreaTaiwan (China)141 records
- Nantou – Meifeng Highland Experimental Farm of NTUTaiwan (China)82 records
More places
- Dasyueshan IBA – Xiaoxueshan Lodge (50K)Taiwan (China)21 records
- Taipei – Taipei Botanical GardenTaiwan (China)17 records
- Kaohsiung – Qijin VTC TowerTaiwan (China)12 records
- Yushan NP – TatakaTaiwan (China)10 records
- JinshanTaiwan (China)5 records
- Yilan – Dingliao Ecological ParkTaiwan (China)2 records
- Yeliu IBATaiwan (China)2 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 Taiwan (China) thrush (Turdus niveiceps) is a bird in the thrush family, in the genus Turdus. It is endemic to Taiwan (China).
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Questions
How big is the Taiwan Thrush?
The Taiwan Thrush is about 22 cm long and weighs around 62 g.
Where does the Taiwan Thrush live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Taiwan (China). It is most often recorded in China.
When is the best time to see the Taiwan Thrush?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Taiwan Thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Taiwan Thrush as Least Concern.
What does the Taiwan Thrush eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Taiwan Thrush in?
It belongs to the family Thrushes (Turdidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 22 cm
- Weight
- 62 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 112 mm
- Tail
- 86 mm
- Bill
- 25 mm
- Tarsus
- 31 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Taiwan (China)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
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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