Species of Thailand
Long-tailed thrush
Zoothera dixoni
Henry Seebohm, 1881
In Thai: นกเดินดงหลังสีไพล
The long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found from the central and eastern Himalayas to south-central and south-western China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
The scientific name, Zoothera dixoni, is named after ornithologist Charles Dixon.
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Category / Seasonal Status
Wiki listed status (concerning Thai population): Winter visitor
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Non-breeding visitor
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae
- Genus
- Zoothera
- Species
- Zoothera dixoni
Common names
- Thai: นกเดินดงหลังสีไพล
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
Photos
Range Map
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Doi Lang
- Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
- Doi Suthep - Pui National Park
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