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title: "Rufous-collared Robin"
description: "Turdus rufitorques — Birds. The rufous-collared thrush (Turdus rufitorques) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rufous-collared-robin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Rufous-collared Robin

> Turdus rufitorques — Birds. The rufous-collared thrush (Turdus rufitorques) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies.

- Scientific name: *Turdus rufitorques*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 965
- Wikidata: [Q614050](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q614050)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12764](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12764)

## Names

- en: Rufous-collared Robin
- de: Rotnackendrossel
- es: Mirlo Cuello Canela
- fr: Merle à col roux
- nl: Roodkraaglijster
- pl: Drozd rdzawoszyi

## Countries with the most observations

MX (532), GT (241), HN (89), SV (24)

## Summary

The rufous-collared thrush (Turdus rufitorques) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Some taxonomic systems call it the rufous-collared robin.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-collared_thrush

## Photo

![Rufous-collared Robin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-collared-robin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sobeida Morales · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/219561264

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rufous-collared-robin?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).