A unknown pitta (1 Viewer)

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bonfire

Active member

• Feb 19, 2005

• #1

Taken recently in Singapore.
ID needed. Thanks!

 

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Jos Stratford

Eastern Exile

Staff member

• Feb 19, 2005

• #2

I stand to be corrected, but isn't that one of Asia's other attractive species - an Orange-headed Thrush? Don't have experience in Singapore, only on the Indian subcontinent, so could be wrong.

 

StuartReeves

Local rarity

• Feb 19, 2005

• #3

My first reaction was also Orange-headed thrush, or rather Orange-headed ground Thrush as it was called when I saw it in Nepal in 1993. Its in my SE Asia guide & seems reasonably widespread in the area. Scientific name is Zoothera citrina.

Stuart

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Feb 19, 2005

• #4

Another vote form the ground Thrush. I've never seen one in the wild, but my regular trips to the tropical house at Chester Zoo contain a hunt the Orange-headed Ground Thrush game with the kids. There are a couple in the substantial free-flight aviary

 

cuckooroller

Registered User

• Feb 19, 2005

• #5

That's what it is - Zoothera citrina - a female.

 

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bonfire

Active member

• Feb 19, 2005

• #6

Thanks everyone for the confirmation. Anyone have a sample sound of this bird?
It's suppose to sing very well right?

 

Hanno

Ho Ho Ho

• Feb 20, 2005

• #7

Give me your e-mail address, and I'll send you the song (cannot attach "wav" files).

 

Marmot

Well-known member

• Feb 20, 2005

• #8

Hope you don't mind bonfire, but your bird has now taken pride of place for this species in the database as we had no other examples.
Here is a link
http://www.birdforum.net/bird_view.php?bid=5705

 

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Edward woodwood

Member

• Feb 20, 2005

• #9

defo OH Thrush

becoming rarer now especially in Indonesia where they are trapped heavily

Tim

 

Joern Lehmhus

Well-known member

• Feb 21, 2005

• #10

OH thrush, yep-saw it 1992, also in Nepal as you did , Stuart...this brings back some memories....