Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina)

Other Names (World)
Orange-headed Thrush, Orange-headed Ground Thrush, White-throated Thrush (andamanensis, albogularis)

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
20.50 - 23.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1790)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry forest. From 250 - 2,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh (B), Bhutan (B), Cambodia (B), China (mainland) (B), India (B), Indonesia (B), Laos (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), Pakistan (B), Sri Lanka, Thailand (B), Vietnam (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina) [XC597951]
by Suniti Bhushan Datta from , India (call)

Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina) [XC472741]
by Sreekumar Chirukandoth from , India (song)

Subspecies
Geographical variation difficult to interpret, as both migratory and resident populations occur. Strong contrast in India between nominate subspecies and cyanota suggests separate species, but overlap and "leapfrog pattern" of key characters between subspecies renders new arrangement problematic. Dark-barred face pattern of some subspecies appears to be present in all juvenile plumages.

Proposed subspecies orientis (from eastern Java) based on longer wing, but not considered distinct from rubecula; putative subspecies amadoni (from Chanda, in central India) appears indistinguishable from cyanota.

The following 12 subspecies are recognised:

citrina (Latham, 1790) - Himalayas east to north-eastern India and western and northern Myanmar. Non-breeding southern India and Sri Lanka.
cyanota (Jardine & Selby, 1828) - Central and southern India.
gibsonhilli (Deignan, 1950) - Central and south-eastern Myanmar, south-western Thailand. Non-breeding Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.
innotata Blyth, 1846 - Southern China (southern Yunnan), eastern Myanmar, northern and south-eastern Thailand, north-western and southern Indochina. Non-breeding Peninsular Malaysia.
melli (Stresemann, 1923) - Southern China.
courtoisi (Hartert, 1919) - Anhui (eastern China).
aurimacula (Hartert, 1910) - Central Indochina and Hainan I.
andamanensis Walden, 1874 - Andaman Is.
albogularis Blyth, 1847 - Nicobar Is.
aurata Sharpe, 1888 - Northern Borneo (Mt Kinabalu and Mt Trus Madi, Crocker Range).
rubecula Gould, 1836 - Java and Bali.
orientis Bartels Jr, 1938 - Eastern Java and Bali.

References
See References.

Files:

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