Class Aves Family Turdidae | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus TurdusLinnaeus, 1758 | |
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True thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Turdus of the thrush family, Thrush. The genus name Turdus is Latin for "thrush".
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The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Several species have also colonised some oceanic islands, and two species have been introduced to New Zealand. Several species are migratory.
While some species are often split out of Turdus, the two small thrushes formerly separated in Platycichla by many authors have been restored to the present genus in recent years.
Extant species
Eighty-two extant species are recognized:
Extinct species
Former species
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Turdus:
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