Thrushes in India
Our list for India has 4 thrushes recorded regularly there: 3 residents and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in India in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentRare26–29 cmRecorded all year
Dusky ThrushTurdus eunomusWinter visitorRare23–25 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Orange-headed Thrush 20–23 cm
- Dusky Thrush 23–25 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