Sunda Island Thrush (Turdus javanicus) | Photos and ID

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Sunda Island Thrush (Turdus javanicus), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Sunda Island Thrush (Turdus javanicus), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Jiro Iguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Sunda Island Thrush (Turdus javanicus), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Sunda Island Thrush (Turdus javanicus), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Octavianti Shanna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Sunda Island Thrush (Turdus javanicus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Sunda Island Thrush (Turdus javanicus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Sunda Island Thrush (Turdus javanicus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Adam Kamal, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Sunda Island Thrush (Turdus javanicus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Jiro Iguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Sunda Island Thrush (Turdus javanicus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Brendan McIntyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Sunda Island Thrush (Turdus javanicus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The Sundaic island thrush is a medium-sized thrush 21.5–25.5 cm long, with no difference in plumage between the males and females. The legs, feet and bill are yellow to orange-yellow. The nominate subspecies is dull brown all over except for a paler, greyer head. Several of the other subspecies, including T. j. fumidus, T. j. indrapurae, T. j. seebohmi and T. j. whiteheadi, differ in having a distinct orange tone on the belly, but are otherwise similar; T. j. stresemanni is darker reddish on the belly and also on its wings. T. j.

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About the Sunda Island Thrush

The Sundaic island thrush, also known as the Sunda island thrush, is a species of passerine in the family Turdidae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Prior to 2024, the Sundaic island thrush was considered to be eight separate subspecies of the island thrush. It has the largest distribution in the island thrush complex, ranging from northern Sumatra south to Java, with a disjunct population in northern Borneo.

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Easily confused with

Dagua ThrushTurdus daguaeThe Dagua thrush is 21.5 to 23 cm (8.5 to 9.1 in) long.

Campina ThrushTurdus arthuriThe campina thrush is 21.5 to 24 cm (8.5 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 50 to 66 g (1.8 to 2.3 oz).

Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensisThe Ethiopian thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.

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