---
title: "Varied Thrush"
description: "Ixoreus naevius — Birds. The varied thrush (Ixoreus naevius) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/varied-thrush
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Varied Thrush

> Ixoreus naevius — Birds. The varied thrush (Ixoreus naevius) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae.

- Scientific name: *Ixoreus naevius*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 15546
- Wikidata: [Q26656](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26656)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145088](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145088)

## Names

- en: Varied Thrush
- de: Halsbanddrossel
- es: Mirlo Cinchado
- fr: Grive à collier
- nl: Ixoreus
- pt: Tordo-variegado
- pl: Rudodrozd

## Countries with the most observations

US (8696), CA (5848)

## Summary

The varied thrush (Ixoreus naevius) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Ixoreus.

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

## Photo

![Varied Thrush](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/varied-thrush/medium.jpg)

Photo: Игорь Загребин · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149548427

## Machine access

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