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Passeriformes / Turdidae / Turdus

Brown-headed Thrush

Turdus chrysolaus · 赤胸鸫

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

A species in the family Turdidae. It breeds in Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, and Japan, and winters south toward the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Hainan, and the northern Philippines. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

Distribution & Habitat

Breeds in Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, and Japan. Winters south toward the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Hainan, and the northern Philippines. Inhabits temperate forests.

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Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Turdidae
Genus
Turdus

Vocalizations

WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC_BY_4_0
Rajan Rao · CC_BY_4_0
ITÔ, Hiroki · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Turdus chrysolaus chrysolaus

    breeds Sakhalin Island (Russia) to northern Japan; winters to southern China and Philippines

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.