Plain-backed thrush
Plain-backed thrush | |
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at Namdapha National Park | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Turdidae |
Genus: | Zoothera |
Species: | Z. mollissima |
Binomial name | |
Zoothera mollissima (Blyth, 1842) | |
The plain-backed thrush (Zoothera mollissima) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the Himalayas, stretching into adjoining parts of Southeast Asia.
It is found in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
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Plain-backed thrush, Mishmi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh, India
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Zoothera mollissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.