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Photo by Jeremy Inglis
Male Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis ruficollis, Swansea, Wales, U.K., March 2006
Male Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis ruficollis, Swansea, Wales, U.K., March 2006
- Turdus ruficollis
Identification
- Grey back
- Rufous underwing
- Throat black or red according to subspecies
- Female is streaked black below
Distribution
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 Moore1 and 3), but not others (Clements2).
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. Ibis, 150, 833–835
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