Chestnut Thrush
Turdus rubrocanus
灰头鸫
Introduction
Species of bird in the family Turdidae. Breeds in western Himalayas and central/southwestern China; winters in Eastern Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia. Natural habitat is temperate forests. Socially monogamous breeding system with common extra-pair copulations. Exhibits sexual dichromatism where males and females have different plumage colors, though this difference is typically not noticeable to human observers.
Distribution & Habitat
Breeds in western Himalayas and central/southwestern China. Winters in Eastern Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia. Inhabits temperate forests.
Behavior & Ecology
Socially monogamous breeding system, though extra-pair copulations are common. Exhibits sexual dichromatism with males and females having different plumage colors, though the difference is not noticeable to human observers.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae
- Genus
- Turdus
- eBird Code
- chethr1
Subspecies (2)
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Turdus rubrocanus gouldii
Himalayas of southeastern Tibet to southwestern China and northern Myanmar
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Turdus rubrocanus rubrocanus
Himalayas of Afghanistan to Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan
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.