Thrushes (Turdidae)

Rufous-throated Thrush (Turdus ruficollis) - HBW 10, p. 641

French: Grive à gorge rousse German: Rotkehldrossel Spanish: Zorzal Papirrojo
Other common names: Dark-throated Thrush (when treated as conspecific with T. atrogularis)

Taxonomy: Turdus ruficollis Pallas, 1776, Dauria = Transbaikalia, Russia.
Often treated as conspecific with T. atrogularis; taxonomic separation based on several very different phenotypic characters and considerable vocal differences, but the two intergrade over wide area; further study required. Monotypic.

Distribution: SC Siberia (E Altai and Baikal area) S to N Mongolia and NW China; non-breeding NE Indian Subcontinent E to S China and NE Myanmar.