Song thrush. Mistle thrush. There are many birds around the world whose name ends with thrush (South Island thrush, native thrush, New Zealand thrush...)

No, thrush is not a bacteria. Thrush is the name of a yeast infection.

An ant thrush is either of two species of insectivorous thrush - Neocossyphus rufus - the red-tailed ant thrush - and neocossyphus poensis - the white-tailed ant thrush.

thrush (the bird) = tordo, zorzal, malvis (accent on the 'i')

thrush (medical) = aita (accent on the 'i')

thrush (veterinary) = higo

The term refers to a whole bunch of types of birds--like the Laughing-thrush, the Rock-thrush, the Quail-thrush, the Thrush Nightingale, and even the Thrush Babbler, to name but a few.

In addition, a yeasty fungal infection of the mouth occurring most often in babies or people with HIV or otherwise compromised immune systems is also called thrush.