Russet-tailed Thrush
Encyclopedia
The Russet-tailed Thrush (Zoothera heinei) is a species of bird
in the Turdidae family, closely related to the more widespread Bassian Thrush
(Zoothera lunulata).
It is endemic to Australia
.
Its natural habitat
s are temperate forest
s and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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...
in the Turdidae family, closely related to the more widespread Bassian Thrush
Bassian Thrush
The 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).
It is endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
s are temperate forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.