Piebald thrush

Piebald thrush
Pied Thrush ( Turdus cardis ), male
Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes) Subordination : Songbirds (passeri) Family : Thrushes (Turdidae) Subfamily : Turdinae Genre : Real thrushes ( Turdus ) Type : Piebald thrush
Scientific name
Turdus cardis
Temminck , 1831

The check choke ( Turdus cardis ) is a songbird from the family of thrushes (Turdidae). It is not one of the endangered species .

description

The dark gray male bird has a yellow beak , a yellow iris ring and light, piebald breast plumage. The female is rather inconspicuous and has brownish plumage, but is also piebald. Compared to the other representatives of the genus Real Thrushes, the piebald thrush is somewhat smaller and reaches a body length of 22 cm.

habitat

In addition to Japan ( Central Honshū ), China , North Korea , South Korea , Laos , Thailand and Vietnam are also part of the distribution area. It lives in dense deciduous forests.

Subspecies

Two subspecies have been described so far, but the International Ornithological Union only recognizes the nominate form :

• Turdus cardis cardis Temminck , 1831
• Turdus cardis yessoensis Fushihara , 1959

nutrition

The spotted thrush feeds mainly on fruits and berries, but also on worms and insects .

gallery

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literature

• Bernhard Grzimek: Grzimeks animal life. Volume 7-9 birds. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG Munich (1993) ISBN 3-423-05970-2
• Fotolulu: All birds of the world: The complete checklist of all species and subspecies, Publisher: Books on Demand (2015) ISBN 3-7347-4407-5

Web links

Commons : Turdus cardis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Turdus cardis inthe IUCN 2016 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
• BirdLife International: Species Factsheet - Japanese Thrush ( Turdus cardis ) . Retrieved August 22, 2016.
• Videos, photos and sound recordings for Japanese Thrush ( Turdus cardis ) in the Internet Bird Collection
• European spotted thrush ( Turdus cardis ) at Avibase; accessed on August 22, 2016.
• Turdus cardis in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved August 22, 2016.
• xeno-canto: Sound recordings - Japanese Thrush ( Turdus cardis )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Turdus cardis in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.1. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
2. ^ IOC World Bird List Thrushes