Alpine thrush
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Alpine thrush | |
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From Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, West Sikkim, India | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Turdidae |
Genus: | Zoothera |
Species: | Z. mollissima
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Binomial name | |
Zoothera mollissima (Blyth, 1842)
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The alpine thrush (Zoothera mollissima) is a species of bird in the thrush family.
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit]The alpine thrush was formerly known as the plain-backed thrush, until the latter was split into the Alpine thrush, Sichuan thrush and the newly discovered Himalayan thrush.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found from the north-western Himalayas to southern China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
Gallery
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Himalayan thrush from Mishmi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh, India
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Alpine thrush at Namdapha National Park
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Zoothera mollissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103879258A94161788. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103879258A94161788.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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