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#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=161668&highlight=dusky+thrush%27 Thread in Id Forum]; see especially posts 5 and 6 | #[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=161668&highlight=dusky+thrush%27 Thread in Id Forum]; see especially posts 5 and 6 | ||
#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 | ||
Revision as of 22:40, 13 April 2012
Disambiguation: this page is for the split version of Dusky Thrush. Subspecies naumanni is now found in Naumann's Thrush
- Turdus eunomus
Identification
- Dark brown upperside with some black spots and an obvious rufous wing panel and rump
- Obvious pale supercilium and throat
- Malar area pale in male but more contrasting dark and pale in female (not all individuals can be reliably sexed)
- Underside white with dark spots producing a band across upper breast and down flanks
- Underwing almost entirely buffy-rufous
Females are similar but have less contrast.
Similar Species
Will remind a European observer of a Redwing, but is larger, has stronger bill, longer tail, darker crown and auriculars, and rufous wing panel, while lacking the reddish flanks.
Distribution
Found in summer in northern Asia, mainly Siberia; winters to Japan, Korea, southern China and Myanmar. Generally, Dusky Thrush occurs more northerly then Naumann's Thrush.
Dusky Thrush has occurred as vagrant in Europe and Britain.
Taxonomy
Dusky Thrush have recently been split from Naumann’s Thrush Turdus naumanni. Hybrids do occur and are not too rare around Beijing3.
Habitat
Breeds in coniferous and broad-leaf forest and scrub.
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests in trees; 3-5 eggs are laid.
Diet
The diet includes insects, mosquitoes, earthworms and berries.
Vocalisation
Voice is very similar to Naumann's Thrush
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Knox, A.G. et al. 2008. Taxonomic recommendations for British birds: Fifth report. Ibis, 150, 833–835
- Thread in Id Forum; see especially posts 5 and 6
- Beaman, M., S. Madge, K.M. Olsen. 1998. Fuglene i Europa, Nordafrika og Mellemøsten. Copenhagen, Denmark: Gads Forlag, ISBN 87-12-02276-4
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dusky Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky_Thrush
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