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Long-tailed Thrush
Zoothera dixoni (Seebohm, 1881)
≈27 cmLength90 gWeight
It is a ground thrush inhabiting coniferous forest and scrub at around 3,800 m in Tibet.
Busiest months: January · Most records: China, Nepal, Bhutan
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
Long-tailed Thrush has been recorded at 104 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Baihualing [General Area]China208 records
- MengbishanChina62 records
- Gonggangling PassChina34 records
More places
- JiangjiazhaiChina28 records
- PangotIndia26 records
- Shivapuri-Nagarjun National ParkNepal21 records
- Mengbishan – upper trackChina17 records
- Mt. Phulchowki - Lowest Few Miles of RoadNepal14 records
- Baxi ForestChina13 records
- ChelelaBhutan12 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 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.
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Questions
How big is the Long-tailed Thrush?
The Long-tailed Thrush is about ≈27 cm long and weighs around 90 g.
Where does the Long-tailed Thrush live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: central, eastern Himalayas to south-central, southwestern China. It is most often recorded in China, Nepal and Bhutan.
When is the best time to see the Long-tailed Thrush?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Long-tailed Thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Long-tailed Thrush as Least Concern.
What does the Long-tailed Thrush eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Long-tailed Thrush in?
It belongs to the family Thrushes (Turdidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈27 cm
- Weight
- 90 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 135 mm
- Tail
- 110 mm
- Bill
- 25 mm
- Tarsus
- 37 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: central, eastern Himalayas to south-central, southwestern China
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Thrushes Turdidae
- Genus
- Zoothera
Other birds in the genus Zoothera
Alpine ThrushZoothera mollissima
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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