About the Nilgiri Thrush
The Nilgiri thrush is a member of the thrush family.
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The sexes are similar, 27–31 cm long, with black scaling on a paler white or yellowish background. The most striking identification feature in flight is the black band on the white underwings, a feature shared with Siberian thrush. The male has a song which is a loud, far-carrying mechanical whistle, with 5-10 second pauses between each one second long phrase twee...tuuu....tuuu....tuuu. It was previously considered a subspecies of the scaly thrush.
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Where the Nilgiri Thrush lives
When to see the Nilgiri Thrush
Peak activity in February · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Everett's ThrushZoothera everettiEverett's thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.
Sri Lanka ThrushZoothera imbricataThe Sri Lanka thrush or Sri Lanka scaly thrush is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.
Himalayan ThrushZoothera salimaliiThe Himalayan thrush or Himalayan forest thrush is a species of bird described in 2016 and separated out from the alpine thrush Zoothera mollissima with which they were formerly lumped.
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