Thrushes (Turdidae)
White-backed Thrush (Turdus kessleri) - HBW 10, p. 649
French: Merle de Kessler
German: Rhododendrondrossel
Spanish: Zorzal de Kessler
Other common names: Kessler’s Thrush, Przevalski’s Thrush
Taxonomy: Merula Kessleri Przevalski, 1876, Gansu, China.
Monotypic.
Distribution: E & NE Tibetan Plateau (E Qinghai and SW Gansu S to N Yunnan); non-breeding also SE Xizang.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A young bird preening Locality Yushu, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
John Gregory 30 July 2002 4 years ago 14 sec 4 -
A female walking and feeding on the ground Locality Kandashan Gorge, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 August 2002 9 years ago 24 sec 3.8 -
A lateral view of a female foraging on the ground Locality Yushu, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
John Gregory 30 July 2002 4 years ago 25 sec 3.7 -
A male eating an insect and hopping on the ground Locality Kandashan Gorge, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 13 August 2005 5 years ago 26 sec 3.6 -
A male perched on a bush Locality Kandashan Gorge, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 August 2002 9 years ago 18 sec 3.4 -
A female walking, pausing and walking again Locality Kandashan Gorge, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 August 2002 9 years ago 13 sec 3.4
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