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Chestnut Thrush

Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers

Photo: Dibyendu Ash · CC BY-SA 3.0 (May be cropped or resized)

Turdus rubrocanus

Basic stats

Diet

Omnivore (SoIB guild)

Habitat

Temperate forest

Range

Breeds in the western Himalaya and central and south-western China; winters in the Eastern Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia

The chestnut thrush is a member of the thrush family that breeds in the western Himalaya and central and south-western China, and winters in the Eastern Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate forest. It is socially monogamous, though extra-pair partners are common, and shows sexual dichromatism, with males and females of different plumage colours, though the difference is typically not noticeable to human observers (Wikipedia, general species account).

The cached account gives no measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a resident and altitudinal migrant of forest and plantation and an omnivore, with a Moderate range of about 67,400 km² and insufficient data on the long-term trend (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).

Quick answers

What does the Chestnut Thrush eat?
Omnivore (SoIB guild)
What habitat does the Chestnut Thrush live in?
Temperate forest
Where is the Chestnut Thrush found?
Breeds in the western Himalaya and central and south-western China; winters in the Eastern Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia
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