Red-backed Thrush

About the Red-backed Thrush

The red-backed thrush or rusty-backed thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. Traditionally, it included the red-and-black thrush as a subspecies. It is endemic to forests on Sulawesi and the nearby islands of Buton and Kabaena in Indonesia. It is becoming rare due to habitat destruction.

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Where the Red-backed Thrush lives

When to see the Red-backed Thrush

Peak activity in February · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpresThe chestnut-capped thrush lives in forests and woodlands of Southeast Asia. Chestnut-backed ThrushGeokichla dohertyiThe chestnut-backed thrush is a ground thrush species endemic to Lombok, Timor and the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. Black-eared Ground ThrushGeokichla camaronensisThe black-eared ground thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.