Ashy Thrush - BirdForum Opus

Photo by dandsblair
La Mesa, Phillipines, January 2014

Geokichla cinerea

Zoothera cinerea

Identification

18 cm.

• Ash-grey head and upperparts
• Pale lores
• Blackish bar through eye and another on rear of ear coverts
• Darker grey wings
• Two noticeable white wing-bars
• Outer tail feathers tipped white
• White underparts
• Blackish malar
• Heavy black spots and streaks on upper breast
• Large black spots on belly and flanks
• White undertail-coverts
• Very pale legs

Distribution

Immature
Photo by Romy Ocon
Mount Makiling, Laguna Province, Philippines, December 2004

South-east Asia: found in the northern Philippines (Luzon and Mindoro)

Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1].
Formerly placed in genus Zoothera.

Habitat

Mid-mountain and moist montane forests from 300 to 1500m

Behaviour

Uncommon, shy and hard to see, on or near the ground, usually only seen at first light

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. BirdLife Factsheet
3. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Ashy Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Ashy_Thrush

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