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title: "Roestruglijster"
description: "Turdus rufopalliatus — Vogels. The rufous-backed thrush (Turdus rufopalliatus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/rufous-backed-robin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Roestruglijster

> Turdus rufopalliatus — Vogels. The rufous-backed thrush (Turdus rufopalliatus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.

- Scientific name: *Turdus rufopalliatus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 15081
- Wikidata: [Q1062449](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1062449)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12714](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12714)

## Names

- en: Rufous-backed Robin
- de: Rotmanteldrossel
- es: Mirlo dorso canela
- fr: Merle à dos roux
- nl: Roestruglijster
- pl: Drozd rudogrzbiety

## Countries with the most observations

MX (13672), US (424)

## Summary

The rufous-backed thrush (Turdus rufopalliatus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Mexico but is also a casual visitor to the southwestern United States. It is also known as the rufous-backed robin.

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

## Photo

![Roestruglijster](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-backed-robin/medium.jpg)

Photo: adel-fridus · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121345788

## Machine access

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