Passeriformes / Turdidae / Turdus
Grey-winged Blackbird
Turdus boulboul · 灰翅鸫
Introduction
A species of thrush in the genus Turdus, found in the mountains of southern and eastern Asia from the Himalayas to northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is middle-altitude subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, mostly at 1800–2700 m, occasionally down to 1200 m in winter and as high as 3300 m in summer.
Description
Large thrush, 28–29 cm long, weighing 88–111 g, with distinct sexual dimorphism. Males are black with faint pale fringes on the belly and a broad grey patch on wing coverts, secondaries, and tertials. The male bill is bright yellow with a narrow yellow eye ring. Females are plain brown with a hint of paler brown on the wings, a dull yellow to brownish bill, and a greyish eye ring.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae
- Genus
- Turdus
Distribution
Himalayas of western Pakistan to northern Myanmar, southern China, and northern southeastern Asia
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
