Chestnut Thrush

Turdus rubrocanus Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1847

Chestnut Thrush, Turdus rubrocanus, is a bird of the family Turdidae that breeds across the Oriental Region from eastern Afghanistan to Myanmar. It is a thrush associated with temperate forests. The species is socially monogamous, although extra-pair partners are common. It also shows sexual dichromatism, with males and females differing in plumage, but the contrast is usually not obvious to people. Gray, JE & Gray, GR described it in 1847.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Turdidae — Thrushes

Breeding range

Oriental Region: e Afghanistan to Myanmar