Siberian thrush

Siberian thrush
male
female
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Turdidae
Genus:	Geokichla
Species:	G. sibirica
Binomial name
Geokichla sibirica (Pallas, 1776)
Synonyms
Zoothera sibirica

The Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae. The genus name Geokichla comes from Ancient Greek geo-, "ground-" and kikhle, " thrush". The specific sibirica is Latin for Siberia. ^[2]

It breeds in taiga in Siberia. It is strongly migratory, with most birds moving to southeastern Asia during the winter. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. It is very secretive.

The Siberian thrush is similar in size to the song thrush. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms and berries.

The male Siberian thrush is a dark blue-grey above and below, with a white stripe above the eye. The lower belly and flanks are white. The female is a much browner bird, with a buff stripe above the eye.

A striking identification feature of both sexes in flight is the black band on the white underwings, a feature shared with the scaly thrush.

Siberian Thrush

References

1. BirdLife International. (2016). "Geokichla sibirica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22708382A94159126. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708382A94159126.en . Retrieved 5 September 2021.
2. Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp.  172, 355. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.