Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Thrushes and Allies :: Brown-headed Thrush

Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus

Described by: Temminck (1832)
Alternate common name(s): Red-bellied Thrush, Brown Thrush, Red-billed Thrush, Japanese Thrush
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Mar 12, 2003 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Mar 12, 2003 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Mar 12, 2003 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Mar 12, 2003 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Mar 12, 2003 © William Hull 
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Range

Japan and associated island to the n.;
Fragmented island distribution;
(1) Se. Siberia on Sakhalin Is., n. and c. Kuril Is.
Winters in Japan and the Ryukyu Is.
(2) N. Japan on Hokkaido and mountains of Honshu.
Winters in se. China, Taiwan, Hainan Is. and the Philippines.

Videos

Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Feb 16, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is feeding in the leaf litter.

Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan - Feb 12, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is calling while feeding in the leaf litter.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Pintails Home (Kim Hyun-Tae)

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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