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;[[:Category:Turdus|Turdus]] atrogularis | ;[[:Category:Turdus|Turdus]] atrogularis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Faint [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | *Faint [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
*Grey back (can be brownish or bluish depending on conditions and individual) | *Grey back (can be brownish or bluish depending on conditions and individual) | ||
| − | *Rufous underwing | + | *Rufous to buffy underwing |
*Throat black in male summer plumage, can be mostly covered by pale feather tips in fresh (fall) plumage | *Throat black in male summer plumage, can be mostly covered by pale feather tips in fresh (fall) plumage | ||
*Throat with black spots often assembled in stripes in female summer plumage, can be mostly covered by pale feather tips in fresh (fall) plumage | *Throat with black spots often assembled in stripes in female summer plumage, can be mostly covered by pale feather tips in fresh (fall) plumage | ||
*Shadow of grey spotting or streaks on underside to about the legs | *Shadow of grey spotting or streaks on underside to about the legs | ||
| − | [[Image:Black-throated_Thrush.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Black-throated_Thrush.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female in winter plumage<br />Photo by {{user|tom+tams|tom tams}}<br /> Newholm, North [[Yorkshire]], [[U.K.]] January 2010]] |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Breeds in [[Russia]] from just west of the Uran to eastern Siberia, winters to[[Caucasus]], [[India]] and [[China]]. Vagrants to most of the [[Western Palearctic]], mainly in winter. | + | Breeds in [[Russia]] from just west of the Uran to eastern Siberia, winters to [[Caucasus]], [[India]] and [[China]]. Vagrants to most of the [[Western Palearctic]], mainly in winter. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Black-throated Thrush is [[Dictionary_M- | + | Black-throated Thrush is [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]]<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. |
It has until recently been treated as a subspecies under [[Red-throated Thrush]] ''Turdus ruficollis''. | It has until recently been treated as a subspecies under [[Red-throated Thrush]] ''Turdus ruficollis''. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Mixed and coniferous forests for breeding, more open areas in winter including in gardens. | Mixed and coniferous forests for breeding, more open areas in winter including in gardens. | ||
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Will eat apples on the ground when occurring as vagrant in western [[Europe]]. | Will eat apples on the ground when occurring as vagrant in western [[Europe]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-HM03Cor8}}#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}# Knox, A.G. et al. 2008. Taxonomic recommendations for British birds: Fifth report. [http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121420075/PDFSTART ''Ibis''], 150, 833–835 |
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| − | # Knox, A.G. et al. 2008. Taxonomic recommendations for British birds: Fifth report. [http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121420075/PDFSTART ''Ibis''], 150, 833–835 | ||
# Beaman, M., S. Madge, K.M. Olsen. 1998. Fuglene i Europa, Nordafrika og Mellemøsten. Copenhagen, Denmark: Gads Forlag, ISBN 87-12-02276-4 | # Beaman, M., S. Madge, K.M. Olsen. 1998. Fuglene i Europa, Nordafrika og Mellemøsten. Copenhagen, Denmark: Gads Forlag, ISBN 87-12-02276-4 | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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{{GSearch|Turdus+atrogularis}} | {{GSearch|Turdus+atrogularis}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turdus]][[Category:Videos]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turdus]][[Category:Videos]] | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 3 October 2016
- Turdus atrogularis
Identification
- Bill black with yellow base on lower mandible (variable extent)
- Faint supercilium
- Grey back (can be brownish or bluish depending on conditions and individual)
- Rufous to buffy underwing
- Throat black in male summer plumage, can be mostly covered by pale feather tips in fresh (fall) plumage
- Throat with black spots often assembled in stripes in female summer plumage, can be mostly covered by pale feather tips in fresh (fall) plumage
- Shadow of grey spotting or streaks on underside to about the legs
Distribution
Breeds in Russia from just west of the Uran to eastern Siberia, winters to Caucasus, India and China. Vagrants to most of the Western Palearctic, mainly in winter.
Taxonomy
Black-throated Thrush is monotypic[2].
It has until recently been treated as a subspecies under Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis.
Habitat
Mixed and coniferous forests for breeding, more open areas in winter including in gardens.
Behaviour
Will eat apples on the ground when occurring as vagrant in western Europe.
References
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to October 2008 (Corrigenda 8). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Knox, A.G. et al. 2008. Taxonomic recommendations for British birds: Fifth report. Ibis, 150, 833–835
- Beaman, M., S. Madge, K.M. Olsen. 1998. Fuglene i Europa, Nordafrika og Mellemøsten. Copenhagen, Denmark: Gads Forlag, ISBN 87-12-02276-4
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-throated Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-throated_Thrush
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