Black-billed thrush

Turdus ignobilis

The Black-billed thrush (Turdus ignobilis) is a bird found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Forest edges and gardens across the Amazon area of South America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Turdus ignobilis
Region	South America
Found in	Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

🏡 Where the Black-billed thrush lives

Forest edges and gardens across the Amazon area of South America.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs40%
🍎 Fruit30%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 A relative of the robin and blackbird that lives in tropical forests.

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Recorded by Jerome Fischer (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC947704. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Black-billed thrush

Where does the Black-billed thrush live?

The Black-billed thrush lives in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Forest edges and gardens across the Amazon area of South America.

What does the Black-billed thrush eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), fruit (about 30%), seeds and nuts (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Black-billed thrush endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.