From Opus

Includes Naumann’s Thrush

Turdus naumanni

Photo by Akiko Hidaka
Photographed: Kanto, Japan
This bird belongs to subspecies eunomus.

Photo by lostinjapan
Photographed: Hiroshima City Center, Japan
This bird is a young female of subspecies naumanni.

[edit] Identification

• Pale brown back and head
• White belly and undertail
• Rufous face, breast, rump and spots on flanks
• T. n. eunomus - darker brown back and rump; black face, breast, rump and flank spots.

[edit] Distribution

Found in summer in northern Asia, mainly Siberia; winters to Japan, Korea, southern China and Myanmar. Generally, subspecies eunomus occurs more northerly then naumanni. Both forms have occurred as vagrants in Europe and Britain.

[edit] Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized¹: naumanni and eunomus. However, several sources² split these two into full species which would then be Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus and Naumann’s Thrush Turdus naumanni.

[edit] Habitat

Forest and scrub.

[edit] Behaviour

It nests in trees; 3-5 eggs are laid.

The diet includes insects, mosquitoes, earthworms and berries.

[edit] References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
2. Knox, A.G. et al. 2008. Taxonomic recommendations for British birds: Fifth report. Ibis, 150, 833–835
3. Wikipedia

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