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Alpine Thrush
Zoothera mollissima (Blyth, 1842)
≈26 cmLength98 gWeight
It lives in dwarf rhododendron scrub and on rocky slopes above the treeline and weighs about 98 g.
Busiest months: February · Most records: China, Bhutan, India
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
Alpine Thrush has been recorded at 68 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- PangotIndia31 records
- Dochula – Royal Botanical ParkBhutan29 records
- Baihualing [General Area]China15 records
More places
- Jigme Dorji NP – Cheri valleyBhutan13 records
- Balang Shan PassChina11 records
- Balang Shan – Tunnel AreaChina9 records
- Balang Shan [General Area]China9 records
- Longcanggou [General Area]China9 records
- Dochula PassBhutan8 records
- ChelelaBhutan8 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Alpine Thrush?
The Alpine Thrush is about ≈26 cm long and weighs around 98 g.
Where does the Alpine Thrush live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: northwestern Himalayas to southern China. It is most often recorded in China, Bhutan and India.
When is the best time to see the Alpine Thrush?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Alpine Thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Alpine Thrush as Least Concern.
What does the Alpine Thrush eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Alpine Thrush in?
It belongs to the family Thrushes (Turdidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈26 cm
- Weight
- 98 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 138 mm
- Tail
- 96 mm
- Bill
- 25 mm
- Tarsus
- 36 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: northwestern Himalayas to southern China
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Thrushes Turdidae
- Genus
- Zoothera
Other birds in the genus Zoothera
Long-tailed ThrushZoothera dixoni
Himalayan ThrushZoothera salimalii
Sichuan ThrushZoothera griseiceps
Long-billed ThrushZoothera monticola
GeomaliaZoothera heinrichi
Dark-sided ThrushZoothera marginata
Everett's ThrushZoothera everetti
Sunda ThrushZoothera andromedae
White's ThrushZoothera aurea
Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma
Nilgiri ThrushZoothera neilgherriensis
Sri Lanka ThrushZoothera imbricata
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