Siberian Thrush

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Female
Photo by Dr Manjeet Singh
Genting Highlands (pump house area), Pahang, Malaysia, January 2007

Zoothera sibirica

Identification

24cm. Male: Slaty black plumage with white supercilium, centre of belly whitish, undertail coverts white with black bars.
Female: Long buff supercilium curving around behind ear coverts. Shows black eyeline which contrasts with streaked ear coverts. Upper rufous brown, underparts buff with dark brown scales on breast and upper flanks. Tips of outer tail feathers whitish.

Distribution

Breeding in eastern Russia, Mongolia, northern China and Japan; wintering in south to eastern India, Myanmar, Southeast Asia to the Greater Sundas.

1st Summer Male
Photo by rockfowl
Happy Island, China, May 2007

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

• Z. s. sibirica:

• North-eastern Asia; winters to south-eastern Asia, Sumatra and Java

• Z. s. davisoni:

• Sakhalin Island and northern Japan; winters to southern China, south-eastern Asia and Sumatra

Habitat

Forest, forest edge and wooded areas. montane area to low hills (800 to 1000feet)

Behaviour

Usually solitary or in pairs, frequenting the ground storey where it usually skulks in the undergrowth.

Diet

Sometimes feeds in the open. Often feeds in fruiting trees with other migrant thrushes.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Siberian Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Siberian_Thrush

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