Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus)

Other Names (World)
Chestnut Thrush, Grey-headed Thrush, Gray-headed Thrush

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
24 - 26.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hodgson, 1846

Habitat
Temperate forest. From 1,500 - 3,300 m.

Range (Guide)

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (29)...)

Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) [XC491593]
by Peter Boesman from Dongxia forest reserve, NE of Xining, Qinghai, China (song)

Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) [XC547643]
by Bo Shunqi \u8584\u987a\u5947 from Lokat Bangus (Little Bangus Valley), Jammu and Kashmir, India (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

rubrocanus Hodgson, 1846 - Extreme eastern Afghanistan and north-western Himalayas. Non-breeding north and north-eastern Indian Subcontinent.
gouldii (J. Verreaux, 1870) - Eastern and north-eastern and north-eastern Tibetan Plateau east to central China and northern and western Yunnan. Non-breeding Myanmar and north-western Thailand.

References
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Files:

JPG files for Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) - 10 files

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