Naumann's Thrush - BirdForum Opus

Turdus naumanni

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

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.

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.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹.

Dusky Thrush have recently been split from Naumann’s Thrush.

Habitat

Forest and scrub.

Behaviour

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

The diet includes insects, mosquitoes, earthworms and berries.

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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