Plain-backed Thrush

	Plain-backed Thrush Plain-backed thrush is a common name for a broad species concept of ''Zoothera mollissima''. The bird has been split into the following species: * Alpine thrush, ''Zoothera mollissima'' * Sichuan thrush, ''Zoothera griseiceps'' * Himalayan thrush, ''Zoothera salimalii'' {{animal common name Birds by common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alpine Thrush The alpine thrush (''Zoothera mollissima'') is a species of bird in the thrush family. Taxonomy and systematics 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 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 File:Plain-backed thrush, Mishmi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh, India.jpg, Himalayan thrush from Mishmi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares ..., India File:Zoothera_mollissima.jpg, Alpine thrush at Namdapha National Park References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sichuan Thrush The Sichuan thrush or Sichuan forest thrush (''Zoothera griseiceps'') is a species of bird in the thrush family. It breeds in central China and winters in northern Vietnam. The Sichuan thrush was formerly considered as conspecific with the Alpine thrush The alpine thrush (''Zoothera mollissima'') is a species of bird in the thrush family. Taxonomy and systematics The alpine thrush was formerly known as the plain-backed thrush, until the latter was split into the Alpine thrush, Sichuan thrush ... and the Himalayan thrush as the plain-backed thrush until split in 2016. References Sichuan thrush Birds of Central China Sichuan thrush {{Turdidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Himalayan Thrush The Himalayan thrush or Himalayan forest thrush (''Zoothera salimalii'') is a species of bird described in 2016 and separated out from the alpine thrush ''Zoothera mollissima'' with which they were formerly lumped. The species is separated on the basis of phylogenetic studies that suggest that the population diverged from the common ancestor at least 3 million years ago (estimates vary from 3-6 mya). The alpine thrush (''Zoothera mollissima'' in the restricted sense) breeds above the tree line whereas the Himalayan thrush breeds in forested habitats. The species breeds from Sikkim and Darjeeling in India and extends east into Tibet and further east into northwest Yunnan in China. The species differs in its song from that of the alpine thrush. The Himalayan thrush has a more musical call while that of the Alpine thrush is raspy and grating. A newly discovered Himalayan forest thrush bird was named after the birdman of India, Ornithologist Dr.Salim Ali. The name of the bird is "Zoot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]