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Naumann's Thrush

Naumann's Thrush

Turdus naumanni

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Naumann's Thrush is a stocky thrush of northern Asia that breeds in open woodland from central Siberia to Manchuria and Sakhalin and winters mainly in China and Korea. Closely related to the Dusky Thrush, it has warmer rufous tones on the face, breast, flanks and tail. It is a very rare vagrant to Europe.

Did you know?

  • It is named after the German naturalist Johann Andreas Naumann.
  • It hybridises with the Dusky Thrush where their ranges meet.

Voice

Call

About the species

Identification

A medium-sized thrush (20–23 cm), grey-brown above and rufous on the breast and flanks; the tail sides and underwing are clearly rufous, and the supercilium pale. Dusky Thrush has white underparts with black spots and rufous wings. Intermediates between the two occur, and males are brighter than females.

Family

Turdidae

Size

Medium (thrush)

Colours

brown, orange, white, black

About the habitat

Open woodland and forest edges in the taiga; in winter farmland, parks and open woods.

Diet

Insects, including mosquitoes, earthworms and berries.

Behaviour

Strongly migratory, it gathers in small flocks on migration and in winter. It nests in trees, laying 3–5 eggs in a neatly lined cup.

Sources

Photo: no rights reserved, CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naumann's Thrush imported from iNaturalist photo 181639461 on 21 June 2024.jpg

Sound: Jochem Verweij, XC1010630, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://xeno-canto.org/1010630

Text: Wikipedia (English), CC BY-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naumann%27s_thrush

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