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Chestnut thrush

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Chestnut thrush
Male (♂) from Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, West Sikkim, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Turdus
Species:
T. rubrocanus
Binomial name
Turdus rubrocanus
Gray & Gray, 1847[2]

The chestnut thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It breeds in the western Himalayas and central/southwestern China; it winters in Eastern Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

From Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary in East Sikkim, Sikkim.
An artist's illustration.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Turdus rubrocanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ Dickinson, E. C.; M. Walters (2006). "Systematic notes on Asian birds. 56. The authorship and date of Turdus rubrocanus". Zoologische Mededelingen. 80. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2010-04-24.