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Chinese Thrush
Turdus mupinensis Laubmann, 1920
It is mostly found in mixed coniferous and broadleaf forest at 1,300–3,200 m.
Busiest months: May · Most records: China, South Korea
Looks like Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush
How to identify
Similar species
Song Thrush is a European species with similar plumage and is a close relative of Chinese Thrush; Chinese Thrush occurs in China and northernmost Vietnam.
Mistle Thrush is a European species with similar plumage and is a close relative of Chinese Thrush; Chinese Thrush occurs in China and northernmost Vietnam.
Where and when it's recorded
Chinese Thrush has been recorded at 213 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Wuling Mountain NNRChina89 records
- Temple of HeavenChina84 records
- Lingshan Scenic AreaChina73 records
More places
- Zixi Mountain PNRChina60 records
- Jiangyangfan Eco-ParkChina60 records
- Happy IslandChina36 records
- Wudaogou, ChongliChina35 records
- Kunming Xi ShanChina35 records
- Tsinghua UniversityChina33 records
- Beidaihe [General Area]China33 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.
About
The Chinese thrush (Turdus mupinensis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in China and far northern Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Questions
Where does the Chinese Thrush live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: central China. It is most often recorded in China and South Korea.
When is the best time to see the Chinese Thrush?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May (Northern Hemisphere).
What family is the Chinese Thrush in?
It belongs to the family Thrushes (Turdidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
Range
Palearctic: central China
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Thrushes Turdidae
- Genus
- Turdus
Other birds in the genus Turdus
Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupaSong ThrushTurdus philomelosMistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
African ThrushTurdus pelios
Principe ThrushTurdus xanthorhynchus
Sao Tome ThrushTurdus olivaceofuscus
Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
Taita ThrushTurdus helleri
Usambara ThrushTurdus roehli
Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceus
Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana
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