Fawn-breasted Thrush (Zoothera machiki)

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Forbes, 1883)

Habitat
Forest and scrub, with a preference for primary forest, but occasionally using secondary scrub.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Tanimbar Is (Yamdena, Larat).

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) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction through logging is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Call is a sharp 'tzeet'. Song is a series of plain whistles or piping notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Fawn-breasted Thrush (Zoothera machiki) [XC122032]
by Frank Lambert from , Indonesia (call)

Fawn-breasted Thrush (Zoothera machiki) [XC122141]
by id from , Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a group, possibly a superspecies, with Sri Lanka Thrush (Zoothera imbricata), Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata), Russet-tailed Thrush (Zoothera heinei), Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma), New Britain Thrush (Zoothera talaseae), Makira Thrush (Zoothera margaretae), Guadalcanal Thicketbird (Megalurulus turipavae), Long-billed Thrush (Zoothera monticola) and Dark-sided Thrush (Zoothera marginata), perhaps including also Alpine Thrush (Zoothera mollissima) and Long-tailed Thrush (Zoothera dixoni).

References
See References.

Files:

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