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[[Image:Dark-throated_Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''T.r. ruficollis'' <br>Photo by Jeremy Inglis, Location: Swansea, [[Wales]], [[U.K.]]]]
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Dark-throated Thrush may refer to one of two species that until recently were considered conspecific
[[Image:CD2 0206 TurdusRuficollis.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies  ''T. r. atrogularis''<br>Photo by mikemik, Location: Beijing, [[China]]]]
 
  
==Identification==
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*'''[[Red-throated Thrush]]''' - ''Turdus ruficollis''
==Distribution==
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*'''[[Black-throated Thrush]]''' - ''Turdus atrogularis''
Primarily of [[Eastern Palearctic]] distribution with Black-throated Thrush being the western subspecies and Red-throated Thrush the eastern subspecies. Vagrants of both reach the [[Western Palearctic]], with Black-throated being the commoner.
 
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
Dark-throated Thrush occur in two subspecies, ''Turdus ruficollis ruficollis'' which is also known as Red-throated Thrush, and ''Turdus ruficollis atrogularis'' which is known as Black-throated Thrush. These two forms are considered different species by some authorities (Howard and Moore<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> and <sup>[[#References|3]]</sup>), but not others (Clements<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>).
 
==Habitat==
 
==Behaviour==
 
 
 
==References==
 
# Dickinson, Edward C. (ed.). 2003. ''The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World''. 3rd ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691117010
 
# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
 
# Knox, A.G. et al. 2008. Taxonomic recommendations for British birds: Fifth report. [http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121420075/PDFSTART  ''Ibis''], 150, 833–835
 
==External Links==
 
 
 
{{GSearch|Turdus+ruficollis}}
 
{{GSearch|Turdus+atrogularis Search specifically for Black-throated Thrush}}
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Incomplete]]
 
[[Category:Turdus]]
 

Latest revision as of 21:02, 23 January 2010

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Dark-throated Thrush may refer to one of two species that until recently were considered conspecific

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