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Black-throated Thrush

Turd/JS atrogutarts

26.5–26.5 cmMedium
Beak
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Feet
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Crest
No crest

Winter visitor. N subcontinent. Adult male has black supercilium, throat and breast (with narrow white fringes in fresh plumage), grey upperparts. and whitish underparts. Female is similar to male, but typically has white or bullish throat and black - streaked malar stripe, and black gorge! of spotting a cross breast. First-winter has fine white supercilium and white tips to greater coverts and pale-fri nged tertials. First-winter male resembles adult female. First-winter female is less heavily marked, a ndhas finely streaked breast and flanks. Habitat as Red-throated. roated Thrush Trllficollis. under the name Dark-throated Thrush. Formerly treated as conspecific with Red -t

Colour

WhiteBlackGrey
Average size
26.5 cm
Behaviour
Winter visitor., Habitat as Red-throated. roated Thrush Trllficollis. under the name Dark-throated Thrush. Formerly treated as conspecific with Red -t

About this bird

Winter visitor. N subcontinent. Adult male has black supercilium, throat and breast (with narrow white fringes in fresh plumage), grey upperparts. and whitish underparts. Female is similar to male, but typically has white or bullish throat and black - streaked malar stripe, and black gorge! of spotting a cross breast. First-winter has fine white supercilium and white tips to greater coverts and pale-fri nged tertials. First-winter male resembles adult female. First-winter female is less heavily marked, a ndhas finely streaked breast and flanks. Habitat as Red-throated. roated Thrush Trllficollis. under the name Dark-throated Thrush. Formerly treated as conspecific with Red -t

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Black-throated Thrush is bigger than Assam Laughingthrush but smaller than Ashy-headed Green Pigeon.