The alpine thrush (''Zoothera mollissima'') is a species of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
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
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 10 ...
to southern China. Its natural
habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...
s are subtropical or tropical high-altitude
shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude
grassland
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses ( Poaceae). However, sedge ( Cyperaceae) and rush ( Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur na ...
.
Gallery
File:Plain-backed thrush, Mishmi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh, India.jpg, Himalayan thrush from Mishmi Hills
The Mishmi Hills are located at the northeastern tip of India, in northeastern Arunachal Pradesh. On the Chinese side, they form the southern parts of Nyingchi Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
These hills occur at the junction of No ...
, 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
Namdapha National Park is a large protected area in Arunachal Pradesh of Northeast India. The park was established in 1983. With more than 1,000 floral and about 1,400 faunal species, it is a biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Himalayas. The ...
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Details of alpine thrush
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 ...
Birds of the Himalayas
Birds of Tibet
Birds of Central China
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 ...
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 ...
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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