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Geokichla
The ''Geokichla'' thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the thrush (bird), thrush family, Turdidae. They were traditionally listed in the ''Zoothera'', but molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2008 led to their placement in a separate genus. Taxonomy The genus ''Geokichla'' was introduced in 1836 by the German naturalist Salomon Müller with ''Turdus citrinus'' John Latham (ornithologist), Latham, 1790, the orange-headed thrush, as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ''geō-'' meaning "ground-" with ''kikhlē'' meaning "thrush. These species were formerly placed in the genus ''Zoothera''. Molecular phylogenetic analysis by Gary Voelker and collaborators published in 2008 found that ''Zoothera'' was polyphyletic. To create monophyletic genera 21 species were moved from ''Zoothera'' to the resurrected genus ''Geokichla''. List of species The genus contains the following 21 species: * Siberian thrush, ''Geokichla sibiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pied Thrush
The pied thrush (''Geokichla wardii'') is a member of the thrush (bird), thrush family found in India and Sri Lanka. The males are conspicuously patterned in black and white while the females are olive brown and speckled. They breed in the central Himalayas, Himalayan forests and winter in the hill forests of southern India and Sri Lanka. Like many other thrushes, they forage on leaf litter below forest undergrowth and fly into trees when disturbed and sit still making them difficult to locate. Description Males of this thrush are conspicuously black and white. Mostly black on the upper parts it has a long white supercilium, and white tips to the wing coverts, tertials, rump and tail. The underparts are white with black flank spots the bill and legs are yellow. Females and young birds have the same basic pattern, but the black is replaced by dark brown, and the white by light brown. The markings on the underside are scalier. The third primary is the longest followed by the four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
