Orange-headed Thrush

Geokichla citrina (Latham, 1790)

Orange-headed Thrush, Geokichla citrina, breeds across the Oriental Region, from the Indian subcontinent through Southeast Asia to southern China and Java. It is a thrush of moist broadleaved woodland, bamboo growth and other well-wooded places, and it also uses shady ravines, stream sides, gardens and orchards. The species is notable for its orange head and underparts set against grey upperparts in the male. Females and young birds are browner above. It was first described by Latham in 1790 and belongs to the thrush family.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Turdidae — Thrushes

Breeding range

Oriental Region: widespread