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Siberian Thrush
Geokichla sibirica (Pallas, 1776)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae. The genus name Geokichla comes from Ancient Greek geo-, "ground-" and kikhle, " thrush". The specific sibirica is Latin for Siberia.
It breeds in taiga in Siberia. It is strongly migratory, with most birds moving to southeastern Asia during the winter. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. It is very secretive.
The Siberian thrush is similar in size to the song thrush. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms and berries.
The male Siberian thrush is a dark blue-grey above and below, with a white stripe above the eye. The lower belly and flanks are white. The female is a much browner bird, with a buff stripe above the eye.
A striking identification feature of both sexes in flight is the black band on the white underwings, a feature shared with the scaly thrush.
Wikipedia contributors, Siberian thrush; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:46:28.489435+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Geokichla sibirica (Pallas, 1776)
- Name authority
- (Pallas, 1776)
- Common name
- Siberian Thrush
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae
- Genus
- Geokichla
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusGeokichla S. Müller, 1836
- speciesGeokichla sibirica (Pallas, 1776)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Geokichla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ashy ThrushGeokichla cinerea Bourns & Worcester, 1894 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crossley's Ground ThrushGeokichla crossleyi (Sharpe, 1871) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpres (Temminck, 1828) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Enggano ThrushGeokichla leucolaema Salvadori, 1892 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oberländer's Ground ThrushGeokichla oberlaenderi Sassi, 1914 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-sided ThrushGeokichla peronii (Vieillot, 1818) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slaty-backed ThrushGeokichla schistacea A. B. Meyer, 1884 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spot-winged ThrushGeokichla spiloptera (Blyth, 1847) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-backed ThrushGeokichla dohertyi E. J. O. Hartert, 1896 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-eared Ground ThrushGeokichla camaronensis Sharpe, 1905 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina (Latham, 1790) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buru ThrushGeokichla dumasi Rothschild, 1899 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Zoothera sibirica (Pallas, 1776) (Pallas, 1776) | synonym |
| Turdus sibiricus Pallas, 1776 Pallas, 1776 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916869 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FPZQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.