Thrushes (Turdidae)
Plain-backed Thrush (Zoothera mollissima) - HBW 10, p. 691
French: Grive de Hodgson
German: Felserddrossel
Spanish: Zorzal Dorsiliso
Other common names: Plain-backed Mountain Thrush
Taxonomy: T.(urdus) mollissimus Blyth, 1842, Darjeeling, India.
May belong to Z. dauma group. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- whiteheadi (Stuart Baker, 1913) - NW Himalayas (N Pakistan).
- mollissima (Blyth, 1842) - C & E Himalayas (from N India) E to S China (SE Xizang, SW Sichuan, N Yunnan).
- griseiceps (Delacour, 1930) - SC China (N Sichuan S to C & E Yunnan) and NW Vietnam (W Tonkin).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on the ground, hiding behind the vegetation Locality Ghorepani, Kali Gandaki Valley, Nepal (ssp mollissima)
John Gregory 30 November 1999 4 years ago 16 sec 3.7 -
Different views of a bird on the ground Locality Nepal (ssp mollissima)
John Gregory 30 November 1999 4 years ago 44 sec 3.7
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Photo of this very friendly and approachable zoothera.
Locality Sandakphu, Singalila National Park, West Bengal, India
Juhasz Tibor 1 March 2006 2 years ago 3.3
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