Class Aves Family Turdidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus Zoothera | |
Similar Sri Lanka thrush, Bonin thrush, Malabar woodshrike, Nilgiri blue robin, Nilgiri flycatcher | ||
Nilgiri thrush endemic bird of the western ghats southern india
The Nilgiri thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis) is a member of the thrush family.
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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
Nilgiri thrush Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA