TURDIDAE of The World
Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized birds, inhabiting wooded areas, and often feed on the ground or eat small fruit. Most species are gray or brown in color, often with speckled underparts. Even if the adults do not have these speckles, the juveniles often will. They are insectivorous, but most species also eat worms, snails, and fruit. Thrushes build cup-shaped nests, sometimes lining them with mud. They lay two to five speckled eggs, sometimes laying two or more clutches per year. Both parents help in raising the young. The songs of some species are considered to be among the most beautiful in the avian world.
[abstracted from Wikipedia]
[abstracted from Wikipedia]
Zoothera Thrushes
Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae
The thrushes in genus Zoothera are known as the Asian Thrushes. As their name implies they are found mainly in Asia. In fact, the Zoothera species that are found in Africa probably do not belong here according to DNA evidence.
Genus Zoothera
Thrush, Bassian Zoothera lunulata Found: Australia
Photographed by: 1) Glen Fergus in the Gibraltar Range NP, New South Wales 2) JJ Harrison - Tasmania, Australia
3) David Cook - Rocky Hall, NSW, Australia
Thrush, Long-billed Zoothera monticola Found: Asia
Photographed by:J M Garg
Thrush, Orange Ground- Zoothera gurneyi Found: Africa
Photographed by pjreddy 13
Thrush, Orange-headed Zoothera citrina Found: Asia
Photographed by: 1) JJ Harrison - Khao Yai National Park, Thailand 2) Adrian Pingstone - aviary 3) Karunalsor Rayker
1) Male 2, 3) Female
Thrush, Siberian Zoothera sibirica Found: Asia
Photographed by: 1) M Nishimura 2) Matej Batha
Thrush, Spot-winged Zoothera spiloptera Found: Asia
Photographed by: J G Keulemans - "A History of the Birds of Ceylon
Thrush, White's also Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma Found: Asia
Photographed by: 1) JJ Harrison - Chiang Mai, Thailand 2, 3, 4) Hiyashi Halso
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