Scientific Name: Geokichla sibirica
Malay Name: Murai-Tanah Kelabu Tua
Chinese Name: 白眉地鸫
Range: Found from Siberia, Northeast China to Japan, wintering to mainland Southeast Asia and Indonesia.
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: sibirica, davisoni.
Local Subspecies: sibirica
Size: 21.5-23.5 cm
Identification: Male has overall dark slaty plumage, broad white supercilium and white vent dark-scaled undertail-coverts. Female has mainly plain brown upperparts, prominent buffy-whitish supercilium (curved round behind ear-coverts), buffy-whitish underparts with brown scales/molting on breast and flanks. First-winter male shows mixed character of male and female.
Similar looking species: Eyebrowed Thrush, White's Thrush
Habitat: Forest and suitable wooded area.
Behaviour/Ecology: Very shy. Feed mainly on small, soft, fleshy berries but also take insects.
Local Status: Rare migrant
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)
Location: Central Catchment Forest, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Dairy Farm Nature Park, Bidadari, Kent Ridge, Jurong Lake Garden, Tuas South and Sentosa.
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Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Siberian Thrush)
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Geokichla sibirica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708382A94159126.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
Wells, D. R. (1999). The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (Vol. 1). Academic Press, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Siberian Thrush. Retrieved on December 9, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/siberian-thrush.