Thrushes (Turdidae)
Long-billed Thrush (Zoothera monticola) - HBW 10, p. 695
French: Grive montagnarde
German: Bergdrossel
Spanish: Zorzal Piquilargo
Other common names: Greater Long-billed/Large Brown/Brown Thrush
Taxonomy: Zoothera monticola Vigors, 1832, Simla-Almora area, Himalayas.
Belongs to a group, possibly a superspecies, which also includes Z. dauma, Z. imbricata, Z. lunulata, Z. heinei, Z. machiki, Z. talaseae, Z. margaretae, Z. turipavae and Z. marginata, perhaps including also Z. mollissima and Z. dixoni. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- monticola Vigors, 1832 - Himalayas E to Assam and NW Myanmar.
- atrata Delacour & Greenway, 1939 - NC Vietnam.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird pulling from branches and dry leaves near the water Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India (ssp monticola)
Guus van Duin 5 January 2006 4 years ago 43 sec 4.6 -
A bird at the shore of the water, foraging Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India (ssp monticola)
Guus van Duin 5 January 2006 4 years ago 38 sec 4.3 -
A bird at the shore of the water, digging and foraging Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India (ssp monticola)
Guus van Duin 5 January 2006 4 years ago 44 sec 4 -
A front and dorsal view of a bird on a stone Locality Lama Hotel, Langtang Valley, Langtang National Park, Nepal (ssp monticola)
John Gregory 1998 3 years ago 26 sec 3.1 -
A bird walking along a streamlet in search of food. Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India (ssp monticola)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 2 years ago 29 sec 3 -
A bird searching for invertebrates next to a streamlet. Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India (ssp monticola)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 2 years ago 48 sec 3
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