About the White's Thrush
White's thrush is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae. It was named after the English naturalist Gilbert White. The genus name Zoothera comes from the Ancient Greek zoon, "animal" and theras, "hunter". The specific aurea is from Latin aureus, "golden".
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ID tip
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 it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Belgium, Norway, France, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, North Korea, Germany, India, Sri Lanka, Iceland.
When to see it
Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Russet-tailed ThrushZoothera heineiThe russet-tailed thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, closely related to the more widespread Bassian thrush.
Scaly ThrushZoothera daumaThe sexes are similar, 27–31 cm long, with black scaling on a paler white or yellowish background.
Alpine ThrushZoothera mollissimaThe alpine thrush is a species of bird in the thrush family.
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