Nilgiri thrush

Nilgiri thrush
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Zoothera
Species: Z. neilgherriensis
Binomial name
Zoothera neilgherriensis
(Blyth, 1847)
Synonyms

Zoothera dauma neilgherriensis

The Nigiri thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae.

Description

The sexes are similar, 27–31 cm long, with black scaling on a paler white or yellowish background. The most striking identification feature in flight is the black band on the white underwings, a feature shared with Siberian thrush. The male has a song which is a loud, far-carrying mechanical whistle, with 5-10 second pauses between each one second long phrase twee...tuuu....tuuu....tuuu.

It was previously considered a subspecies of the scaly thrush.

References

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