Japanese Thrush

Turdus cardis

The Japanese thrush is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. The species is also known as the grey thrush or the Japanese grey thrush. The species was once split into two subspecies, with birds breeding in China being treated as the subspecies T. c. lateus,, but today differences are attributed to natural variation and the species is treated as being monotypic.

Scientific name

Turdus cardis

Family

Thrushes and Allies

IUCN status

LC