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Encyclopedia > Zoothera
Asian Thrushes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Zoothera
Species
Many, see text

The Asian thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Zoothera of the thrush family Turdidae.


Apart from two in the New World (Varied Thrush, Aztec Thrush), all are Old World species:

  • Slaty-backed Thrush, Zoothera schistacea
  • Moluccan Thrush, Zoothera dumasi
  • Chestnut-capped Thrush, Zoothera interpres
  • Chestnut-backed Thrush, Zoothera dohertyi
  • Rusty-backed Thrush, Zoothera erythronota
  • Pied Thrush, Zoothera wardii
  • Ashy Thrush, Zoothera cinerea
  • Orange-banded Thrush, Zoothera peronii
  • Orange-headed Thrush, Zoothera citrina
  • Everett's Thrush, Zoothera everetti
  • Siberian Thrush, Zoothera sibirica
  • Varied Thrush, Zoothera naevia
  • Aztec Thrush, Zoothera pinicola
  • Abyssinian Ground Thrush, Zoothera piaggiae
  • Kivu Ground Thrush, Zoothera tanganjicae
  • Crossley's Ground Thrush, Zoothera crossleyi
  • Orange Ground Thrush, Zoothera gurneyi
  • Black-eared Ground Thrush, Zoothera cameronensis
  • Gray Ground Thrush, Zoothera princei
  • Oberlaender's Ground Thrush, Zoothera oberlaenderi
  • Spotted Ground Thrush, Zoothera guttata
  • Spot-winged Thrush, Zoothera spiloptera
  • Sunda Thrush, Zoothera andromedae
  • Plain-backed Thrush, Zoothera mollissima
  • Long-tailed Thrush, Zoothera dixoni
  • White's Thrush or Scaly Thrush, Zoothera dauma
  • Amami Thrush, Zoothera major
  • Horsfield's Thrush, Zoothera horsfieldi
  • Fawn-breasted Thrush, Zoothera machiki
  • Olive-tailed Thrush, Zoothera lunulata
  • Russet-tailed Thrush, Zoothera heinei
  • New Britain Thrush, Zoothera talaseae
  • San Cristobal Thrush, Zoothera margaretae
  • Long-billed Thrush, Zoothera monticola
  • Dark-sided Thrush, Zoothera marginata

  Results from FactBites:
 
Orange-headed Thrush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (96 words)
The Orange-headed Thrush (Zoothera citrina) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae.
The species shows a preference for shady damp areas, and like many Zoothera thrushes, can be quite secretive.
Orange-headed Thrushes are omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, worms and fruit.
Spot-winged Thrush - definition of Spot-winged Thrush in Encyclopedia (215 words)
The Spot-winged Thrush, Zoothera spiloptera, is an Asian thrush, a group within the large thrush family Turdidae.
The Spot-winged Thrush is generally solitary, and like many Zoothera thrushes, can be quite secretive, especially in the dense undergrowth and bamboo clumps it favours.
Spot-winged Thrushes are omnivorous, but eat far more insects than fruit.
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