- Turdus dissimilis
Identification
22–23·5 cm (8¾-9¼)
- Black head, nape and breast
- Slate grey upperparts
- Orange belly and flanks
- White lower belly to vent
Distribution
Asia: China, Tibet, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand,
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly regarded conspecific with Grey-backed Thrush.
Habitat
Broadleaf and evergreen forests and forest edges, and secondary growth.
Behaviour
Diet
They mostly forage on the ground for berries, molluscs and insects, but will also glean fruit from trees.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-breasted Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-breasted_Thrush
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