Nilgiri thrush
| Nilgiri thrush | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Zoothera |
| Species: | Z. neilgherriensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zoothera neilgherriensis (Blyth, 1847) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Zoothera dauma neilgherriensis | |
The Nigiri thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae.
Description
The sexes are similar, 27–31 cm long, with black scaling on a paler white or yellowish background. The most striking identification feature in flight is the black band on the white underwings, a feature shared with Siberian thrush. The male has a song which is a loud, far-carrying mechanical whistle, with 5-10 second pauses between each one second long phrase twee...tuuu....tuuu....tuuu.
It was previously considered a subspecies of the scaly thrush.
References
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