Asian thrush
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The Asian thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous bird
s in the genus Zoothera of the thrush
family Turdidae.
Two New World species traditionally regarded as Zoothera; (Varied Thrush
and Aztec Thrush
) actually belong elsewhere in the thrush family. A group containing Siberian Thrush
and the African species is not closely related to the other Zoothera and no doubt will be generically reassigned at some point.
es.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s in the genus Zoothera of the thrush
Thrush (bird)
The thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur worldwide.-Characteristics:Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized birds, inhabiting wooded areas, and often feed on the ground or eat small fruit. The smallest thrush may be the Forest Rock-thrush, at and...
family Turdidae.
Two New World species traditionally regarded as Zoothera; (Varied Thrush
Varied Thrush
The Varied Thrush is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.It breeds in western North America from Alaska to northern California. It is migratory, with northern breeders moving south within or somewhat beyond the breeding range...
and Aztec Thrush
Aztec Thrush
The Aztec Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found mainly in Mexico, but vagrants are occasionally seen in the United States. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
) actually belong elsewhere in the thrush family. A group containing Siberian Thrush
Siberian Thrush
The Siberian Thrush, Zoothera sibirica, is a member of the Thrush family Turdidae.It breeds in taiga in Siberia. It is strongly migratory, with most birds moving to southeastern Asia during the winter. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. It is very secretive.The Siberian Thrush is similar...
and the African species is not closely related to the other Zoothera and no doubt will be generically reassigned at some point.
Species in taxonomic order
- Slaty-backed ThrushSlaty-backed ThrushThe Slaty-backed Thrush, Zoothera schistacea, is a passerine bird in the Asian thrush genus. It is common in Indonesia....
, Zoothera schistacea - Pied ThrushPied ThrushThe Pied Thrush is a member of the thrush family found in India and Sri Lanka. The males are conspicuously patterned in black and white while the females are olive brown and speckled. They breed in the central Himalayan forests and winter in the hill forests of southern India and Sri Lanka...
, Zoothera wardii - Ashy ThrushAshy ThrushThe Ashy Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is endemic to the Philippines.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
, Zoothera cinerea - Orange-banded ThrushOrange-banded ThrushThe Orange-banded Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Indonesia and East Timor.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
, Zoothera peronii - Orange-headed ThrushOrange-headed ThrushThe Orange-headed Thrush is a bird in the thrush family.It is common in well-wooded areas of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Most populations are resident...
, Zoothera citrina - Everett's ThrushEverett's ThrushEverett's Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. The name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.-Distribution and habitat:...
, Zoothera everetti - Spot-winged ThrushSpot-winged ThrushThe Spot-winged Thrush, Zoothera spiloptera, is an Asian thrush, a group within the large thrush family Turdidae.It is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka...
, Zoothera spiloptera - Sunda ThrushSunda ThrushThe Sunda Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines....
, Zoothera andromedae - Plain-backed ThrushPlain-backed ThrushThe Plain-backed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:* BirdLife...
, Zoothera mollissima - Long-tailed ThrushLong-tailed ThrushThe Long-tailed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam....
, Zoothera dixoni - White's ThrushWhite's ThrushThe White's Thrush or Scaly Thrush is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It was named after the English naturalist Gilbert White.-Distribution and habitat:...
, Zoothera dauma- Sri Lanka Scaly ThrushSri Lanka Scaly ThrushThe Sri Lanka Thrush or Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. This bird is a non-migratory resident breeder found in south western wetlands of the island of Sri Lanka....
, Zoothera (dauma) imbricata - Amami ThrushAmami ThrushThe Amami Thrush, Zoothera major, is a member of the Thrush family Turdidae. It is endemic to the islands of Amami Ōshima and Kakeroma island in the northern Nansei Islands of Japan....
, Zoothera (dauma) major - Horsfield's Thrush, Zoothera (dauma) horsfieldi
- Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush
- Fawn-breasted ThrushFawn-breasted ThrushThe Fawn-breasted Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is endemic to the Tanimbar Islands in Indonesia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, Zoothera machiki - Bassian ThrushBassian ThrushThe Bassian Thrush , commonly known as the Olive-tailed Thrush, is a medium-sized mostly insectivorous thrush found predominantly in southeastern Australia and Tasmania...
, Zoothera lunulata - Russet-tailed ThrushRusset-tailed ThrushThe Russet-tailed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family, closely related to the more widespread Bassian Thrush .It is endemic to Australia....
, Zoothera heinei- Choiseul Russet-tailed Thrush, Zoothera heinei choiseuli - probably extinct (mid-20th century?)
- New Britain ThrushNew Britain ThrushThe Black-backed Thrush or New Britain Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it occurs on the islands of New Britain, Umboi and Bougainville...
, Zoothera talaseae - San Cristobal Thrush, Zoothera margaretae
- Long-billed ThrushLong-billed ThrushThe Long-billed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...
, Zoothera monticola - Dark-sided ThrushDark-sided ThrushThe Dark-sided Thrush is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is also known as the Lesser Brown Thrush, the Long-billed Ground-thrush and the Dark-sided Ground-thrush...
, Zoothera marginata - Bonin ThrushBonin ThrushThe Bonin Thrush, Bonin Islands Thrush or Kittlitz's Thrush is sometimes separated as the only species of the genus Cichlopasser. It is an extinct species of Asian thrush...
, Zoothera terrestris - extinct (c.1830s)
Traditional Zoothera species belonging elsewhere in family
Many of these species are known as African ground thrushAfrican ground thrush
African ground-thrushes are a number of species of thrush in the genus Zoothera. They are now thought to be a group less closely related to the Asian members of the genus...
es.
- Varied ThrushVaried ThrushThe Varied Thrush is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.It breeds in western North America from Alaska to northern California. It is migratory, with northern breeders moving south within or somewhat beyond the breeding range...
, Ixoreus naevius - related to other new world genera.
- Aztec ThrushAztec ThrushThe Aztec Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found mainly in Mexico, but vagrants are occasionally seen in the United States. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
, Ridgwayia pinicola - related to Hylocichla.
- Siberian ThrushSiberian ThrushThe Siberian Thrush, Zoothera sibirica, is a member of the Thrush family Turdidae.It breeds in taiga in Siberia. It is strongly migratory, with most birds moving to southeastern Asia during the winter. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. It is very secretive.The Siberian Thrush is similar...
, "Zoothera" sibirica - Abyssinian Ground-thrushAbyssinian Ground-thrushThe Abyssinian Ground-thrush Zoothera piaggiae is a passerine bird native to north-east Africa. It lives at high altitude in montane forests....
, "Zoothera" piaggiae - Kivu Ground-thrushKivu Ground-thrushThe Kivu Ground-thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
, "Zoothera" tanganjicae - Crossley's Ground-thrushCrossley's Ground-thrushCrossley's Ground-thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria....
, "Zoothera" crossleyi - Orange Ground-thrushOrange Ground-thrushThe Orange Ground-thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
, "Zoothera" gurneyi - Black-eared Ground-thrushBlack-eared Ground-thrushThe Black-eared Ground-thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.The...
, "Zoothera" cameronensis- Kibale Black-eared Ground-thrush, "Zoothera" cameronensis kibalensis - possibly extinct (late 20th century?)
- Grey Ground-thrushGrey Ground-thrushThe Grey Ground-thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda....
, "Zoothera" princei - Spotted Ground-thrushSpotted Ground-thrushThe Spotted Ground-thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, and possibly Mozambique.-Description:...
, "Zoothera" guttata - formerly Z. fischeri - Oberländer's Ground-thrush, "Zoothera" oberlaenderi
- Buru ThrushBuru ThrushThe Buru Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is endemic to montane rainforest on Buru in Indonesia. Traditionally, it included the Seram Thrush as a subspecies, in which case the common name of the 'combined species' was Moluccan Thrush.-References:* BirdLife International 2006....
, "Zoothera" dumasi - Seram ThrushSeram ThrushThe Seram Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is endemic to montane rainforest on Seram in Indonesia. Traditionally, it has been considered a subspecies of the Buru Thrush, in which case the common name of the 'combined species' was Moluccan Thrush.-References:* BirdLife...
, "Zoothera" (dumasi) joiceyi - Chestnut-capped ThrushChestnut-capped ThrushThe Chestnut-capped Thrush lives in forests and woodlands of Southeast Asia. It is a songbird species in the family Turdidae. Traditionally, it has included the Enggano Thrush as a subspecies, but a recent review recommended treating them as separate...
, "Zoothera" interpres - Enggano ThrushEnggano ThrushThe Enggano Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is endemic to rainforests on Enggano Island off Sumatra in Indonesia. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of the Chestnut-capped Thrush....
, "Zoothera" (interpres) leucolaema - Red-backed ThrushRed-backed ThrushThe Red-backed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. Traditionally, it included the Red-and-black Thrush as a subspecies....
, "Zoothera" erythronota - Red-and-black ThrushRed-and-black ThrushThe Peleng Thrush , also known as the Red-and-black Thrush, is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is endemic to forests on the Indonesian islands of Taliabu and Peleng, where threatened by habitat loss. Traditionally, it has been considered a subspecies of the Red-backed...
, "Zoothera" (erythronota) mendeni - Chestnut-backed ThrushChestnut-backed ThrushThe Chestnut-backed thrush is a ground thrush species endemic to Lombok, Timor and the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. The species is rapidly declining and it is already extinct on Lombok and possibly on Lesser Sunda...
, "Zoothera" dohertyi
External links
- Asian thrush videos on the Internet Bird Collection