Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus)

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
22 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gmelin, 1789

Habitat
Temperate forest. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry forest, temperate shrubland, arable land, urban areas, rural gardens.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland), Hong Kong (China), Japan, North Korea (B), Philippines, Russia (Asian), South Korea, Taiwan (China).

Vagrant to Germany.

South-eastern Russia, north-eastern China, Korea, and has bred Japan (south-western Honshu). Non-breeding southern China (south of R Yangtze), southern Japan and Taiwan.

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 (134)...)

Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus) [XC707832]
by Ray Tsu \u8bf8\u4ec1 from Tianlin Community, Shanghai, China (call, song)

Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus) [XC778975]
by Tiantian Zhao \u8d75\u5929\u5929 from Shanghai, Shanghai, China (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Formerly treated as conspecific with Brown-headed Thrush (Turdus chrysolaus) and sometimes also with Izu Thrush (Turdus celaenops) or Eyebrowed Thrush (Turdus obscurus).

References
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