Passeriformes / Turdidae / Turdus
Eyebrowed Thrush
Turdus obscurus · 白眉鸫
Introduction
Member of the thrush family Turdidae. Breeds in dense coniferous forest and taiga from Siberia and Mongolia to Japan. Strongly migratory, wintering south to China and Southeast Asia. Rare vagrant to western Europe.
Description
Grey back and head with a black eyeline bordered white above and below. Breast and flanks are orange, belly white. Sexes are fairly similar; immatures have a browner back.
Identification
Distinctive black eyeline bordered by white on grey head. Orange breast and flanks contrast with white belly. Male has a simple whistling song similar to the mistle thrush.
Distribution & Habitat
Breeds in dense coniferous forest and taiga eastwards from Siberia and Mongolia to Japan. Winters in China and Southeast Asia. Rare vagrant to western Europe. Recorded in Israel (Jerusalem in 2007, Eilat in 1996) and Australia (Queensland in 2011). Late Pleistocene fossil found in Indonesia. Monotypic with no recognised subspecies.
Behavior & Ecology
Nests in trees, laying 4-6 eggs in a neat nest. Migrating and wintering birds often form small flocks. Omnivorous diet includes insects, earthworms, and berries.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae
- Genus
- Turdus
Distribution
breeds Siberia, Mongolia, and Japan; winters to Indonesia 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.
