Thrush (bird)
Thrushes are small to medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds of the family Turdidae, which also includes the chats.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Turdidae
Synonyms and common names
Thrushes
members of the family include
- Genus Turdus (true thrushes)
- Turdus migratorius (American robin)
- Turdus merula (Blackbird)
- Turdus philomelos (Song thrush)
- Genus Erithacus (Robin)
- Erithacus rubecula (European robin)