Thrushes (Turdidae)
Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) - HBW 10, p. 649
French: Merle à tête grise
German: Kastaniendrossel
Spanish: Zorzal Castaño
Other common names: Grey-headed Thrush
Taxonomy: Turdus rubrocanus G. R. Gray, 1846, Nepal.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rubrocanus G. R. Gray, 1846 - extreme E Afghanistan and NW Himalayas; non-breeding N & NE Indian Subcontinent.
- gouldi (J. Verreaux, 1870) - E & NE Tibetan Plateau E to C China and N & W Yunnan; non-breeding Myanmar and NW Thailand.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A slow motion view of a male on a rock Locality Nepal (ssp gouldi)
John Gregory 30 November 1999 5 years ago 8 sec 3.5 -
A bird feeding on an earthworm Locality Xining, Qinghai, China (Northern) (ssp gouldi)
Keith Blomerley 18 August 2005 6 years ago 16 sec 3.1 -
A bird foraging Locality Hong Kong Zoo, Hong Kong
Josep del Hoyo 27 April 2002 6 years ago 18 sec 3
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a male feeding Earthworm on the grass
Locality Kangding County, Sichuan, China (Northern)
Zhou Huaming 17 July 2008 3 years ago 3.8 -
A bird standing on a tree branch
Locality China (Northern)
Nathanael Goldman 9 July 2012 30 weeks ago 3.7
- No sound recordings available yet
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