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Turdus pallidus

Photo by petitebouquet
Location: gifu pref, Japan

[edit] Identification

It is a medium size thrush (23cm) with brown back, greyish-white belly and brownish grey flanks. The male's head and throat are brownish grey while the female has a brown head, white throat with fine black streaks. The outer two tail feathers are broadly tipped white. The iris is brown, the bill is grey above and yellow below and the legs are yellowish brown.

[edit] Distribution

E. Asia: SE Siberia, NE China. Winters in Japan from C Honshu south, S China, Taiwan and Philippines.

[edit] Taxonomy

A memebr of the Muscicapidae Family (J F Gmelin, 1789)

[edit] Habitat

Understory of dense forest - mixed or coniferous.

[edit] Behaviour

Feeds on insects, spiders, fruits and seeds. It forages on the ground in leaf litter, but also in trees and bushes for berries.

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