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title: "Tordo-de-meias-luas"
description: "Zoothera lunulata — Aves. The Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata), also known as the olive-tailed thrush, is a medium-sized mostly insectivorous thrush found from northern Queensland to southeastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/bassian-thrush
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tordo-de-meias-luas

> Zoothera lunulata — Aves. The Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata), also known as the olive-tailed thrush, is a medium-sized mostly insectivorous thrush found from northern Queensland to southeastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Zoothera lunulata*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2977
- Wikidata: [Q368710](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q368710)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13030](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13030)

## Names

- en: Bassian Thrush
- de: Tasmanerddrossel
- es: Zorzal lunado
- fr: Grive à lunules
- nl: Tasmaanse goudlijster
- pt: Tordo-de-meias-luas
- pl: Drozdoń australijski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2794)

## Summary

The Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata), also known as the olive-tailed thrush, is a medium-sized mostly insectivorous thrush found from northern Queensland to southeastern Australia. It also occurs in Tasmania, on some larger islands of Bass Strait, and on Kangaroo Island. The thrushes range from 27 to 29 cm (10.5 to 11.5 in) in length and average 100 g (3.5 oz) in weight.
It is estimated that the range-wide population is large, though no official count has ever been established. The population appears to be declining because of ongoing habitat destruction and degradation, but not at a rate that is concerning.
The…

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

## Photo

![Tordo-de-meias-luas](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bassian-thrush/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199642833

## Machine access

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