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genus Turdus - type genus of the Turdidae

bird genus - a genus of birds

family Turdidae, Turdidae - thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae

missel thrush, mistle thrush, mistletoe thrush, Turdus viscivorus - large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries

mavis, song thrush, Turdus philomelos, throstle - common Old World thrush noted for its song

fieldfare, snowbird, Turdus pilaris - medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter

Turdus iliacus, redwing - small European thrush having reddish flanks

European blackbird, merl, merle, ousel, ouzel, Turdus merula, blackbird - common black European thrush

ring blackbird, ring ouzel, ring thrush, Turdus torquatus - European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck

American robin, Turdus migratorius, robin - large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen

clay-colored robin, Turdus greyi - robin of Mexico and Central America

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The thrush family (Muscicapidae) is made up of three hundred and six species belonging to forty-five genera and the best known of these is genus Turdus. The West African Thrush (Turdus pelios) can be distinguished from other members of the genus by the brown colour above, different from the underwing, and part of the flanks having orange-chestnut colour.

A twelve-month field study of the West African Thrush Turdus pelios (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae). Part 1: food and feeding ecology

I was able to solve 101 down, "European bird of the genus Turdus." He's making that up I thought.

Notes from a cross and down competitor

In this paper, I estimate annual survival rates of adults (S) for thrushes of the genus Turdus from proportions of adults and immatures ([is less than] 1 yr old) in museum collections.

Comparative demography of new world populations of thrushes (Turdu spp.)

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