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title: "Eastern Red-legged Thrush"
description: "Turdus ardosiaceus — Aves. The eastern red-legged thrush (Turdus ardosiaceus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/eastern-red-legged-thrush
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Red-legged Thrush

> Turdus ardosiaceus — Aves. The eastern red-legged thrush (Turdus ardosiaceus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.

- Scientific name: *Turdus ardosiaceus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1390
- iNaturalist taxon: [1650089](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1650089)

## Names

- en: Eastern Red-legged Thrush
- de: Hispaniola-Rotfußdrossel
- es: Zorzal Patirrojo Oriental
- fr: Merle dominicain

## Countries with the most observations

PR (908), DO (322), DM (18), HT (13)

## Summary

The eastern red-legged thrush (Turdus ardosiaceus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. Endemic to the Caribbean, it is found on the islands of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Dominica.
In Puerto Rico, it is known as zorzal de patas coloradas.

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

## Photo

![Eastern Red-legged Thrush](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-red-legged-thrush/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193330769

## Machine access

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