Thrushes in China
Our list for China has 8 thrushes recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 3 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in China in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
Dusky ThrushTurdus eunomusWinter visitorUncommon23–25 cmRegularly Oct–May
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusWinter visitorUncommon27–31 cmRegularly Sep–May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorUncommon24–25 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly May–Dec
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year
FieldfareTurdus pilarisSummer visitorRare22–27 cmRegularly May–Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosPassage migrantRare20–23 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Orange-headed Thrush 20–23 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Redwing 20–24 cm
- Dusky Thrush 23–25 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Fieldfare 22–27 cm
- Mistle Thrush 26–29 cm
- White-crested Laughingthrush 27–31 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made