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[[Image:Orange-headed Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jaray<br />Photo taken: Kaoyai National Park, Thailand.]] | [[Image:Orange-headed Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jaray<br />Photo taken: Kaoyai National Park, Thailand.]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | ==Distribution | + | Males of this small thrush have uniform grey upperparts, and orange head and underparts. Females and young birds have browner upper parts. |
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| + | They have a white throat and two black stripes running below the eyes. This race is known locally as the White-throated Ground Thrush. | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | It is common in well-wooded areas of India, China and southeast Asia. Most populations are resident. The race Zoothera citrina cyanotus is a resident in the hills of southern India and the Western Ghats. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | The Orange-headed Thrush (Zoothera citrina) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | The species shows a preference for shady damp areas, and like many Zoothera thrushes, can be quite secretive. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Orange-headed Thrushes are omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms and fruit. They nest in trees. They do not form flocks. | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 10 July 2007
- Zoothera citrina
Identification
Males of this small thrush have uniform grey upperparts, and orange head and underparts. Females and young birds have browner upper parts.
They have a white throat and two black stripes running below the eyes. This race is known locally as the White-throated Ground Thrush.
Distribution
It is common in well-wooded areas of India, China and southeast Asia. Most populations are resident. The race Zoothera citrina cyanotus is a resident in the hills of southern India and the Western Ghats.
Taxonomy
The Orange-headed Thrush (Zoothera citrina) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae.
Habitat
The species shows a preference for shady damp areas, and like many Zoothera thrushes, can be quite secretive.
Behaviour
Orange-headed Thrushes are omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms and fruit. They nest in trees. They do not form flocks.
