AMERICAN ROBIN

 

1359                    AMERICAN ROBIN                Turdus migratorius

USA                      5

The American robin is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. The American robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering from southern Canada to central Mexico and along the Pacific coast.

SIBERIAN THRUSH

Photographed on Home Island, Cocos, December 2018

1264                    SIBERIAN THRUSH                     Geokichla sibirica      

AUSTRALIA                  761

Breeds in Siberia, strongly migratory with most birds moving to southeastern Asia during winter; rare vagrant to Western Europe. Very secretive. Omnivorous, eating wide range of insects, earthworms and berries. 

NOTE:   Third record for Australia.

BLUE ROCK THRUSH

Photographed in Onslow, Western Australia, July 2018

1256                   EASTERN BLUE ROCK THRUSH                Monticola solitarius 

AUSTRALIA                 753

Found on rocky shorelines, cliffs, open stony country, coastal towns. Solitary, though occasionally in groups on rocks. Breeds in S Europe, N Africa, Central Asia, China, Japan and N Philippines; migrates to Sumatra to breed. Very rare vagrant to Australia; recorded at Noosa 1997.

SONG THRUSH

Photographed at Shakepear Regional Park, June 2017

(*  738)                 SONG THRUSH                 Turdus philomelos 

NEW ZEALAND              17

Common European introduction established across the whole of New Zealand. 23 cm. Found in forest, scrub, farmland with scattered trees or hedges, orchards, parks and gardens.

SRI LANKA WHISTLING THRUSH

March 2017

1113                SRI LANKA WHISTLING THRUSH              Myophonus blighi

SRI LANKA          136

Endemic. Globally threatened. Found near fast flowing mountain streams and ponds in dense forest; undergrowth of plantations. 20 cm. Local and fairly rare in high hills.

PIED THRUSH

March 2017

1112                   PIED THRUSH             Zoothera wardii

SRI LANKA               135

Found in forest, well-wooded gardens and ravines. 22 cm. rather uncommon winter migrant to mid hills and above.

SPOT-WINGED THRUSH

Photographed March 2017

1077                    SPOT-WINGED THRUSH                Zoothera spiloptera

SRI LANKA          81

Endemic. Found in forest and well-wooded areas. 27 cm. Local and rather uncommon from wet lowlands up to high hills.

SCALY THRUSH

Photographed at Koshi Wetlands, Nepal March 2017

1052                  SCALY THRUSH               Zoothera dauma

NEPAL          148

Found around thick forest with dense undergrowth, often near water, also well-wooded areas in winter. 26-27 cm. Locally fairly common partial migrant.

BLACK-THROATED THRUSH

Photographed in Kathmandu, Nepal March 2017

976              BLACK-THROATED THRUSH              Turdus atrogularis

Used to be lumped with Red-throated Thrush and known as Dark-throated Thrush. Common winter visitor. 26.5 cm. Found in forest edges, pastures with trees.

CHRISTMAS ISLAND THRUSH

Photographed on Christmas Island, December 2016

955              CHRISTMAS ISLAND THRUSH            Turdus poliocephalus erythropleurus

AUSTRALIA (Christmas Island)            684

Also known as Christmas Thrush. Subspecies of Island Thrush. Endemic to Christmas Island.21 cm; 34 cm wingspan. Found in most habitat on the island, including rainforest and gardens; less common in Pandanus, dense regrowth and post-mining wasteland.

EYEBROWED THRUSH

Photographed on Cocos Islands, December 2016

947              EYEBROWED THRUSH         Turdus obscurus

AUSTRALIA (Cocos islands)         676

Found in dark, coniferous forests and taiga eastwards from Siberia. Strongly migratory, wintering south to southeast Asia and Indonesia. First sighting on mainland was at Malinda (Q) 2011.

RUSSET-TAILED THRUSH

Photographed at Mary Cairncross Nature Reserve, Queensland January 2016

742              RUSSET-TAILED THRUSH           Zoothera heini

Australia          (585)

25-27 cm. Range: mountain rainforests, wetter woodlands in coastal e. Aust., from Hawkesbury R. (NSW) to highlands of ne. Q., to n. of Cairns. In ne NSW, occurs on GT. Dividing Range up to c. 775 m. Sedentary; autumn movements to coastal lowlands in n. NSW-se Q.

SONG THRUSH

Photographed at West Sunshine, Victoria December 2015

738          SONG THRUSH           Turdus philomelos

Australia          (581)

Also known as English Thrush. 23 cm. Found in parks, gardens, woodlands, forrest, thickets. Range: native to Europe, n. Africa, w. Asia; introduced to Melbourne 1860s; Patchy Dandenong Ras.-Mt Macedon, Melbourne and suburbs, Mornington Pen; Geelong-Lorne. Local. Also introduced Lord Howe and Norfolk Is., NZ.

Taken Norfolk Island January 2016

NULLARBOR QUAIL-THRUSH

Photographed a few kilometres from the Nullarbor Roadhouse, Nullarbor Plain, South Australia March 2015

544         NULLARBOR QUAIL-THRUSH             Cinclosoma alisteri

Australia            (385)

Until recently considered a subspecies of the Cinnamon Quail-thrush (Minclosoma cinnamomeum) this bird is rare and can only be found on the Nullarbor Plains. It inhabits low salt-bush and is mostly found around the Nullarbor Roadhouse.