Chestnut thrush

Chestnut thrush
	Male (♂) from Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, West Sikkim, India
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Turdidae
Genus:	Turdus
Species:	T. rubrocanus
Binomial name
	Turdus rubrocanus; Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1847

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.

It is socially monogamous, but extra-pair partners are common.^[3] It exhibits sexual dichromatism, a form of sexual dimorphism in which males and females have different plumage colors. However, this difference is typically not noticeable to human observers.^[4]

Gallery

From Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary in East Sikkim, Sikkim.
Illustration by J. Hüet (1873)

References

^ BirdLife International (2016). "Turdus rubrocanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22708783A94176472. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708783A94176472.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ 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.
^ Liu, Huan; Fang, Yun; Lou, Yingqiang; Sun, Yuehua (2023). "A high level of extra-pair paternity in the Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus)". Avian Research. 14: 100135. Bibcode:2023AvRes..1400135L. doi:10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100135. ISSN 2053-7166.
^ Lou, Yingqiang; Chen, Lijun; Zhao, Qingshan; Møller, Anders Pape; Fang, Yun; Sun, Yuehua (2022). "Sexual dichromatism and assortative mating by multiple plumage color traits in wild Chestnut Thrush". Avian Research. 13: 100033. Bibcode:2022AvRes..1300033L. doi:10.1016/j.avrs.2022.100033. ISSN 2053-7166.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Turdus rubrocanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22708783A94176472. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708783A94176472.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[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.

[3] Liu, Huan; Fang, Yun; Lou, Yingqiang; Sun, Yuehua (2023). "A high level of extra-pair paternity in the Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus)". Avian Research. 14: 100135. Bibcode:2023AvRes..1400135L. doi:10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100135. ISSN 2053-7166.

[4] Lou, Yingqiang; Chen, Lijun; Zhao, Qingshan; Møller, Anders Pape; Fang, Yun; Sun, Yuehua (2022). "Sexual dichromatism and assortative mating by multiple plumage color traits in wild Chestnut Thrush". Avian Research. 13: 100033. Bibcode:2022AvRes..1300033L. doi:10.1016/j.avrs.2022.100033. ISSN 2053-7166.

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