Orange-headed Thrush
Geokichla citrina
The Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina) is a uncommon thrush found in 18 countries, weighing about 53 g. The orange-headed thrush is a bird in the thrush family.
About the Orange-headed Thrush
The orange-headed thrush is a bird in the thrush family.
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How to identify it
The orange-headed thrush is 205–235 mm (8.1–9.25 in) long and weighs 47–60 g (1.7–2.1 oz). The adult male of the nominate subspecies of this small thrush has an entirely orange head and underparts, uniformly grey upperparts and wings, and white median and undertail coverts. It has a slate-coloured bill and the legs and feet have brown fronts and pink or yellowish rears. The female resembles the male but has browner or more olive upperparts and warm brown wings, but some old females are almost identical to the male. Voice: Calls of the orange-headed thrush include a soft chuk or tchuk, a screeching teer-teer-teer, and a thin tsee or dzef given in flight. However, this bird is generally silent especially in winter. The song is a loud clear series of variably sweet lilting musical notes, recalling the quality of the common blackbird, but with the more repetitive structure of the song thrush.
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Indonesia.
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November, December, with peak activity in February. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify an Orange-headed Thrush?
- The orange-headed thrush is 205–235 mm (8.1–9.25 in) long and weighs 47–60 g (1.7–2.1 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is an Orange-headed Thrush?
- The Orange-headed Thrush is a small sized bird weighing about 53 g.
- Where can you see an Orange-headed Thrush?
- The Orange-headed Thrush occurs in 18 countries, including India, Thailand, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Nepal.
- What birds look similar to an Orange-headed Thrush?
- The Orange-headed Thrush is most easily confused with the Siberian Thrush, the Spot-winged Thrush and the Orange Ground Thrush.
- Is the Orange-headed Thrush endangered?
- The Orange-headed Thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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