- Zoothera mollissima
Identification
25–27 cm (9¾-11 in)
- Olive-brown upperparts
- Whitish eyering
- Buff face
- Dark mark under eye and ear-coverts
Distribution
Breeds in the Himalayas from northern Pakistan to southeastern Tibet and southcentral China (Sichuan). Winters at lower elevations, south to Yunnan (China).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic[1].
It was formerly included in Plain-backed Thrush.
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, snails, leeches, berries and seeds.
The feed on the ground turning over leaves.
Breeding
They construct a large cup nest from vegetating, moss and line it with soft fibres.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Collar, N., Christie, D.A. & Kirwan, G.M. (2020). Alpine Thrush (Zoothera mollissima). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/58347 on 1 April 2020)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Alpine Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Alpine_Thrush
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
