Russet-tailed thrush

Russet-tailed thrush
Subspecies Z. h. papuensis, illustration by Keulemans, 1881
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Zoothera
Species: Z. heinei
Binomial name
Zoothera heinei
(Cabanis, 1850)

The russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, closely related to the more widespread Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata). It is found from Australia and Papa New Guinea.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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