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The '''chestnut thrush''' ('''''Turdus rubrocanus''''') is a species of [[bird]] in the family [[Turdidae]]. It breeds in the western [[Himalayas]] and central/southwestern [[China]]; it winters in [[Eastern Himalaya]] and northern [[Southeast Asia]]. Its natural [[habitat]] is temperate [[forest]]s. |
The '''chestnut thrush''' ('''''Turdus rubrocanus''''') is a species of [[bird]] in the family [[Turdidae]]. It breeds in the western [[Himalayas]] and central/southwestern [[China]]; it winters in [[Eastern Himalaya]] and northern [[Southeast Asia]]. Its natural [[habitat]] is temperate [[forest]]s. |
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It is socially [[Monogamy in animals|monogamous]], but extra-pair partners are common.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Liu |first=Huan |last2=Fang |first2=Yun |last3=Lou |first3=Yingqiang |last4=Sun |first4=Yuehua |date=2023 |title=A high level of extra-pair paternity in the Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100135 |journal=Avian Research |volume=14 |pages=100135 |doi=10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100135 |issn=2053-7166}}</ref> It exhibits [[sexual dichromatism]], a form of sexual dimorphism in which males and females have different [[plumage]] colors. However, this difference is typically not noticeable to human observers.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lou |first=Yingqiang |last2=Chen |first2=Lijun |last3=Zhao |first3=Qingshan |last4=Møller |first4=Anders Pape |last5=Fang |first5=Yun |last6=Sun |first6=Yuehua |date=2022 |title=Sexual dichromatism and assortative mating by multiple plumage color traits in wild Chestnut Thrush |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2022.100033 |journal=Avian Research |volume=13 |pages=100033 |doi=10.1016/j.avrs.2022.100033 |issn=2053-7166}}</ref> |
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| Male (♂) from Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, West Sikkim, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Turdus |
| Species: | T. rubrocanus
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| Turdus rubrocanus | |
The chestnut thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It breeds in the western Himalayas and central/southwestern China; it winters in Eastern Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
It is socially monogamous, but extra-pair partners are common.[3] It exhibits sexual dichromatism, a form of sexual dimorphism in which males and females have different plumage colors. However, this difference is typically not noticeable to human observers.[4]
Gallery
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Illustration by J. Hüet (1873)
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Turdus rubrocanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22708783A94176472. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708783A94176472.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Dickinson, E. C.; M. Walters (2006). "Systematic notes on Asian birds. 56. The authorship and date of Turdus rubrocanus". Zoologische Mededelingen. 80. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ^ Liu, Huan; Fang, Yun; Lou, Yingqiang; Sun, Yuehua (2023). "A high level of extra-pair paternity in the Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus)". Avian Research. 14: 100135. doi:10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100135. ISSN 2053-7166.
- ^ Lou, Yingqiang; Chen, Lijun; Zhao, Qingshan; Møller, Anders Pape; Fang, Yun; Sun, Yuehua (2022). "Sexual dichromatism and assortative mating by multiple plumage color traits in wild Chestnut Thrush". Avian Research. 13: 100033. doi:10.1016/j.avrs.2022.100033. ISSN 2053-7166.
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