- Geokichla cinerea
Zoothera cinerea
Identification
18 cm.
- Ash-grey head and upperparts
- Pale lores
- Blackish bar through eye and another on rear of ear coverts
- Darker grey wings
- Two noticeable white wing-bars
- Outer tail feathers tipped white
- White underparts
- Blackish malar
- Heavy black spots and streaks on upper breast
- Large black spots on belly and flanks
- White undertail-coverts
- Very pale legs
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in the northern Philippines (Luzon and Mindoro)
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1].
Formerly placed in genus Zoothera.
Habitat
Mid-mountain and moist montane forests from 300 to 1500m
Behaviour
Uncommon, shy and hard to see, on or near the ground, usually only seen at first light
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BirdLife Factsheet
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ashy Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ashy_Thrush
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