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White-backed Thrush
Luke Seitz (© Macaulay Library)

White-backed Thrush

Turdus kessleri
BirdNET IDBN13286
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations148
Image sourceMacaulay Library ML181341391
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Description wikipedia

The white-backed thrush or Kessler's thrush (Turdus kessleri) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is primarily resident or a short-distance altitudinal migrant, found in central China in Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, eastern Tibet, and northwestern Yunnan, and also a scarce winter visitor in Bhutan, northeasternmost India (Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim), and eastern Nepal. It breeds in alpine scrub on rocky sites at altitudes of 3600–4500 metres, and descends down to 2100 metres, rarely to 1500 metres, in winter. It is a large thrush, 28 cm long (same size as a mistle thrush). The male has a black head, wings, and tail, and a pink body, dark pink below and pale pink to nearly white on the mantle (thus superficially resembling a rosy starling in plumage pattern, though larger and longer-tailed than that). The female is similar but drabber, with a dark brown head and the pink tinged greyer. Juveniles are similar to adult females, but with pale streaks on the head. It is gregarious, forming flocks particularly in winter, but also on the breeding grounds, and often joins flocks of dusky thrush and red-throated thrush. It is omnivorous, feeding on insects, earthworms, and berries, with juniper cones ("berries") particularly important in winter.

Translated Descriptions (6)

es wikipedia
El zorzal de Kessler o mirlo de Kessler (Turdus kessleri)​​ es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia de los túrdidos. Es originaria del centro-este de Asia.
fi wikipedia
Katajarastas (Turdus kessleri) on rastaiden heimoon kuuluva varpuslintu.
fr wikipedia
Le Merle de Kessler (Turdus kessleri) est une espèce de passereaux appartenant à la famille des Turdidae. Son aire s'étend à travers le centre de la Chine. Son cadre naturel de vie est la forêt et les broussailles des zones tempérées.
nl wikipedia
Kesslers lijster (Turdus kessleri) is een zangvogel uit de familie Turdidae (lijsters). De vogel is genoemd naar de Duits/Russische zoöloog Karl Fjodorovitsj Kessler.
sv wikipedia
Vitryggig trast (Turdus kessleri) är en asiatisk fågel i familjen trastar inom ordningen tättingar.
zh wikipedia
棕背黑头鸫(学名:Turdus kessleri)为鶲科鸫属的鸟类,俗名克氏鸫。分布于印度以及中国大陆的西藏、甘肃、青海、四川、云南等地,主要生活于在西藏栖息于3600-4500米林线以上的杜鹃和柳树灌丛中以及冬季下迁至海拔2100米处。该物种的模式产地在甘肃。

Common Names (50 locales)

bg Белогръб дрозд
bn White-backed Thrush (Kessler's Thrush)
ca merla de Kessler
cs drozd západočínský
cy Brych Kessler
da Tibet Drossel
de Rhododendrondrossel
en White-backed Thrush
es Zorzal de Kessler
es_EC Zorzal de Kessler
es_ES Zorzal de Kessler
es_MX Zorzal de Kessler
et roosarästas
fa توکای پشتسفید
fi katajarastas
fr Merle de Kessler
gu White-backed Thrush (Kessler's Thrush)
he קיכלי קסלר
hi White-backed Thrush (Kessler's Thrush)
hr tibetski kos
hu Kessler-rigó
it Tordo di Kessler
ja チャイロツグミ
kn White-backed Thrush (Kessler's Thrush)
lt Keslerio strazdas
lv Keslera strazds
ml White-backed Thrush (Kessler's Thrush)
mr White-backed Thrush (Kessler's Thrush)
ne कालोटाउके चाँचर
nl Kesslerlijster
no rododendrontrost
nv Náátsʼózídę́ę́ʼ téél halzhiní
pl drozd jasnogrzbiety
pt white-backed thrush
pt_PT White-backed thrush
ru Рододендровый дрозд
sk drozd borievkový
sr Beloleđi drozd
sv vitryggig trast
te White-backed Thrush (Kessler's Thrush)
tr Kessler Ardıcı
uk Дрізд рододендровий
wuu 棕背黑头鸫
zh 棕背黑头鸫
zh-CN 棕背黑头鸫
zh-cn 棕背黑头鸫
zh-hans 棕背黑头鸫
zh-hant 棕背黑頭鶇
zh-hk 棕背黑頭鶇
zh-tw 棕背黑頭鶇

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#12769
eBirdwhbthr2
Macaulay Librarywhbthr2
Xeno-CantoTurdus kessleri
observation.org#76039
GBIF2490747
NCBI411522
AvibaseTurdus-kessleri
BirdLife22708786