Scaly Thrush - BirdForum Opus

Photo by anutin
Cucphong National Park, Vietnam

Zoothera dauma

Identification

27cm. Black scaling on a paler white or yellow background, black band on white underwings, visible in flight.

Distribution

Eastern Asia and Siberia.

Taxonomy

Sri Lanka Thrush, Nilgiri Thrush, White's Thrush and Amami Thrush have been included in this species.

Subspecies^[1]

• Z. d. dauma:

• Breeds northern Pakistan east to northeastern India, southern China, and northern Indochina; winters northern South Asia and continental southeastern Asia

• Z. d. horsfieldi:

• Mountains of Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa

• Z. d. iriomotensis:

• Iriomotejima (southern Ryukyu Islands)

Habitat

Wet coniferous woodland.

Behaviour

Breeding

They build their cup shaped nests in trees, and 3-4 dull green eggs are laid.

Diet

The diet includes insects, earthworms and berries.

References

1. 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/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaly Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly_Thrush

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