Voice
A cheerful song, mostly delivered in morning and similar to that of Siberian Thrush (Geokichla sibirica) and Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma) has a more mournful song, often delivered at night.
Amami Thrush (Zoothera major) [XC191075]
by Andrew Spencer from Yuwandake, Amami-Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan (call, song)
Amami Thrush (Zoothera major) [XC191077]
by Andrew Spencer from Yuwandake, Amami-Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Amami Thrush (Zoothera major), Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma) and Horsfield's Thrush (Zoothera horsfieldi) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Zoothera dauma following Collar (2004). Sri Lanka Thrush (Zoothera imbricata) from Sri Lanka, previously considered a subspecies of Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma) following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993), is treated as a distinct species following Rasmussen and Anderton (2005). The BirdLife Taxonomic Working Group follows Collar (2004, 2005) in differing from Sangster et al. (1998) and Rasmussen and Anderton (2005), by retaining aurea and neilgherriensis as subspecies of Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma), pending review.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma).
Similar Species
Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma) which is smaller and has 14 tail feathers.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet