Plain-backed Thrush (Zoothera mollissima)

Other Names (World)
Alpine Thrush, Plain-backed Thrush, Plain-backed Mountain Thrush

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
25.50 - 27 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1842)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. Also, subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, arable land. From 1,600 - 4,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Myanmar, Nepal (B), Pakistan, Vietnam.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Alpine Thrush (Zoothera mollissima) [XC255751]
by Per Alstr\u00f6m from Thrumshingla National Park, Lhuntse, Bhutan (song)

Alpine Thrush (Zoothera mollissima) [XC201108]
by Per Alstr\u00f6m from Sela Pass, Arunachal Pradesh, India (song)

Subspecies
Forms a group, possibly a superspecies, with Sri Lanka Thrush (Zoothera imbricata), Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata), Russet-tailed Thrush (Zoothera heinei), Fawn-breasted Thrush (Zoothera machiki), 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 Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma) and Long-tailed Thrush (Zoothera dixoni).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

whiteheadi (Blyth, 1842) - North-western Himalayas (northern Pakistan).
mollissima (Blyth, 1842) - Central and eastern Himalayas (from northern India) east to southern China (south-eastern Xizang, south-western Sichuan, northern Yunnan).
griseiceps (Delacour, 1930) - South-central China (northern Sichuan south to central and eastern Yunnan) and north-western Vietnam (western Tonkin). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Sichuan Forest Thrush (Zoothera griseiceps).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Plain-backed Thrush (Zoothera mollissima) - 10 files

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