The red-throated thrush (''Turdus ruficollis'') is a passerine bird in the

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family. It is sometimes regarded as one

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of a polytypic species, "dark-throated thrush", black-throated thrush then being the other subspecies. More recent treatments regard the two as separate species. The scientific name comes from Latin. ''Turdus'' is "thrush" and the specific ''ruficollis'' is derived from ''rufus', "red", and ''collum'', "neck". The red-throated thrush is a migratory

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species. It breeds in East Siberia to North Manchuria wintering to West China, Myanmar, and Northeast India. Its range overlaps with the more westerly-breeding black-throated thrush. It is a large

with a plain grey back and reddish underwings. The adult male has a red throat. Females and young birds lack the bib, but have black-streaked underparts. This bird species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

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* red-throated thrush Birds of Asia red-throated thrush {{turdidae-stub