Thrushes (Turdidae)

Brown-headed Thrush (Turdus chrysolaus) - HBW 10, p. 652

French: Merle à flancs roux German: Japandrossel Spanish: Zorzal Cabecipardo
Other common names: Red-billed Thrush, Brown Thrush, Japanese Thrush

Taxonomy: Turdus chrysolaus Temminck, 1832, Japan.
Formerly treated as conspecific with T. pallidus and sometimes also with T. celaenops or T. obscurus. Birds from N & C Kuril Is described as race orii on basis of supposedly larger size and darker plumage, but characters not constant. Monotypic.

Distribution: Sakhalin, Kuril Is, N Japan, possibly also N Korea; non-breeding Japan, Ryukyu Is, SE China, Taiwan and N Philippines.