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;[[:Category:Zoothera|Zoothera]] mollissima | ;[[:Category:Zoothera|Zoothera]] mollissima | ||
[[Image:Plain-backed_Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by robinm<br>Location: [[Bhutan]] ]] | [[Image:Plain-backed_Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by robinm<br>Location: [[Bhutan]] ]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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[[Bhutan]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Vietnam]]. | [[Bhutan]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Vietnam]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Clements recognizes three subspecies: | ||
| + | * ''Z. m. whiteheadi'' in the western [[Himalayas]] (northern [[Pakistan]] to west [[Nepal]]) | ||
| + | * ''Z. m. mollissima'' from eastern [[Himalayas]] to southeast Tibet; winters to [[Myanmar]] and [[Indochina]] | ||
| + | * ''Z. m. griseiceps'' from southwest [[China]] (Sichuan and Yunnan) to northern [[Vietnam]] (Tonkin) | ||
| + | However, recent work has revealed that Plain-backed Thrush is in fact three species, including an overlooked one. IOC already recognizes those three species: | ||
| + | * '''Alpine Thrush''' - ''Zoothera mollissima'' (with ''whiteheadi'') | ||
| + | * '''Sichuan Thrush''' - ''Zoothera griseiceps'' | ||
| + | * '''Himalayan Thrush''' - ''Zoothera salimalii'' (from northwest [[India]] (West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh) to south [[China]] (Yunnan) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. | Subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Zoothera+mollissima}} | {{GSearch|Zoothera+mollissima}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Zoothera]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Zoothera]] | ||
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- Zoothera mollissima
Includes: Alpine Thrush; Sichuan Thrush; Himalayan Thrush
Identification
Distribution
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
Clements recognizes three subspecies:
- Z. m. whiteheadi in the western Himalayas (northern Pakistan to west Nepal)
- Z. m. mollissima from eastern Himalayas to southeast Tibet; winters to Myanmar and Indochina
- Z. m. griseiceps from southwest China (Sichuan and Yunnan) to northern Vietnam (Tonkin)
However, recent work has revealed that Plain-backed Thrush is in fact three species, including an overlooked one. IOC already recognizes those three species:
- Alpine Thrush - Zoothera mollissima (with whiteheadi)
- Sichuan Thrush - Zoothera griseiceps
- Himalayan Thrush - Zoothera salimalii (from northwest India (West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh) to south China (Yunnan)
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Plain-backed Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Plain-backed_Thrush
