- Siberian Thrush
Taxobox
name = Siberian Thrush
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
status_ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=51542|title=Zoothera sibirica|downloaded=12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern]
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Turdidae
genus = "Zoothera "
species = "Z. sibirica"
binomial = "Zoothera sibirica"
binomial_authority = (Pallas, 1776)The Siberian Thrush, "Zoothera sibirica", is a member of the Thrush family Turdidae.
It breeds in
taiga inSiberia . It is strongly migratory, with most birds moving to southeasternAsia during the winter. It is a very rare vagrant to westernEurope . It is very secretive.The Siberian Thrush is similar in size to the
Song Thrush . It is omnivorous, eating a wide range ofinsects ,earthworm s and berries.The male Siberian Thrush is a dark blue-grey above and below, with a white stripe above the eye. The lower belly and flanks are white. The female is a much browner bird, with a buff stripe above the eye.
A striking identification feature of both sexes in flight is the black band on the white underwings, a feature shared with the
White's Thrush .References
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