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Black-breasted Thrush - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo by Ayuwat J
Doi Angkang, Chiangmai, Thailand
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
Female
Photo by Ayuwat J
Doi Angkang, Chiangmai, Thailand

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

Immature Male
Photo by Ayuwat J
Doi Angkang, Chiangmai, Thailand

Diet

They mostly forage on the ground for berries, molluscs and insects, but will also glean fruit from trees.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Avibase
  3. BF Member observations
  4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)

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