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Turdus

Turdus

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A scientific name for a group of thrushes that includes the song thrush and the blackbird
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
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  • Many European thrushes belong to the Turdus genus.

Examples

  • The genus Turdus includes the common blackbird and several other familiar songbirds.

  • The Turdus genus includes many species of thrushes.

  • Researchers studied migratory patterns in species of Turdus throughout the continent.

  • Did you know that the Turdus family contains the blackbird?

  • Many European thrushes belong to the Turdus genus.

  • Researchers studied migratory patterns in species of Turdus throughout the continent.

  • The genus Turdus includes the common blackbird and several other familiar songbirds.

Compounds

Turdus migratorius
  • Specialized
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A large North American bird with a red breast called the American robin

Turdus philomelos
  • Specialized
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A small brown bird with a spotted chest that sings beautiful songs

Turdus pilaris
  • Specialized
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A medium-sized brown bird called the fieldfare that comes to fields in winter

Turdus torquatus
  • Specialized
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A medium-sized European songbird whose males have dark feathers and a white band on the neck, often in rocky mountains

Turdus viscivorus
  • Specialized
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A large European bird that eats mistletoe berries

Turdus greyi
  • Specialized
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A small bird like a robin that lives in Mexico and Central America

Turdus iliacus
  • Specialized
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A small bird with reddish sides and a pale stripe above the eye

Turdus merula
  • Specialized
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A common European songbird with males black and females brown

Surface Forms

Turdus main

Etymology

Turdus comes from the old Latin name Turdus, which meant 'thrush' or 'songbird', so scientists used it as the genus name for the main group of thrushes in the family Turdidae.