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'''Disambiguation:''' this page is for the split version of Dusky Thrush. Subspecies ''naumanni'' is now found in [[Naumann's Thrush]] | '''Disambiguation:''' this page is for the split version of Dusky Thrush. Subspecies ''naumanni'' is now found in [[Naumann's Thrush]] | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:269A0332 Edited-1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|letsbefrank|letsbefrank}}<br />Tonboike Park, Kishiwada, [[Japan]], January 2016]] |
;[[:Category:Turdus|Turdus]] eunomus | ;[[:Category:Turdus|Turdus]] eunomus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 23–25 cm (9-9¾ in) | ||
*Dark brown upperside with some black spots and an obvious rufous wing panel and rump | *Dark brown upperside with some black spots and an obvious rufous wing panel and rump | ||
| − | *Obvious pale supercilium and throat | + | *Obvious pale [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] and throat |
| − | * | + | *[[Topography#Heads|malar]] area pale in male but more contrasting dark and pale in female (not all individuals can be reliably sexed) |
*Underside white with dark spots producing a band across upper breast and down flanks | *Underside white with dark spots producing a band across upper breast and down flanks | ||
*Underwing almost entirely buffy-rufous | *Underwing almost entirely buffy-rufous | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
| − | Dusky Thrush | + | Dusky Thrush has recently been split from [[Naumann’s Thrush]] ''Turdus naumanni''. Hybrids do occur and are not too rare around Beijing<sup>[[#References|3]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | + | They nest in trees at about 5 meters above ground. The clutch consists of 3-5 eggs which are laid in a loose cup nest formed from grass, twigs and moss held together with mud. | |
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet consists of insect larvae, locusts, beetles and seeds. |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
Voice is very similar to [[Naumann's Thrush]] | Voice is very similar to [[Naumann's Thrush]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#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 |
#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=161668&highlight=dusky+thrush%27 Thread in Id Forum]; see especially posts 5 and 6 | #[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=161668&highlight=dusky+thrush%27 Thread in Id Forum]; see especially posts 5 and 6 | ||
#Beaman, M., S. Madge, K.M. Olsen. 1998. Fuglene i Europa, Nordafrika og Mellemøsten. Copenhagen, Denmark: Gads Forlag, ISBN 87-12-02276-4 | #Beaman, M., S. Madge, K.M. Olsen. 1998. Fuglene i Europa, Nordafrika og Mellemøsten. Copenhagen, Denmark: Gads Forlag, ISBN 87-12-02276-4 | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 00:03, 28 January 2016
Disambiguation: this page is for the split version of Dusky Thrush. Subspecies naumanni is now found in Naumann's Thrush
- Turdus eunomus
Identification
23–25 cm (9-9¾ in)
- Dark brown upperside with some black spots and an obvious rufous wing panel and rump
- Obvious pale supercilium and throat
- malar area pale in male but more contrasting dark and pale in female (not all individuals can be reliably sexed)
- Underside white with dark spots producing a band across upper breast and down flanks
- Underwing almost entirely buffy-rufous
Females are similar but have less contrast.
Similar Species
Will remind a European observer of a Redwing, but is larger, has stronger bill, longer tail, darker crown and auriculars, and rufous wing panel, while lacking the reddish flanks.
Distribution
Found in summer in northern Asia, mainly Siberia; winters to Japan, Korea, southern China and Myanmar. Generally, Dusky Thrush occurs more northerly then Naumann's Thrush.
Dusky Thrush has occurred as vagrant in Europe and Britain.
Taxonomy
Dusky Thrush has recently been split from Naumann’s Thrush Turdus naumanni. Hybrids do occur and are not too rare around Beijing3.
Habitat
Breeds in coniferous and broad-leaf forest and scrub.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in trees at about 5 meters above ground. The clutch consists of 3-5 eggs which are laid in a loose cup nest formed from grass, twigs and moss held together with mud.
Diet
The diet consists of insect larvae, locusts, beetles and seeds.
Vocalisation
Voice is very similar to Naumann's Thrush
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/
- Knox, A.G. et al. 2008. Taxonomic recommendations for British birds: Fifth report. Ibis, 150, 833–835
- Thread in Id Forum; see especially posts 5 and 6
- Beaman, M., S. Madge, K.M. Olsen. 1998. Fuglene i Europa, Nordafrika og Mellemøsten. Copenhagen, Denmark: Gads Forlag, ISBN 87-12-02276-4
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dusky Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky_Thrush
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