New Britain Thrush (Zoothera talaseae)
Illustration redrawn by AI from a real photograph

New Britain Thrush

Zoothera talaseae (Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1926)

65 gWeight

The New Britain thrush (Zoothera talaseae) is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae.

Near Threatened

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

The New Britain thrush (Zoothera talaseae) is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is found in the montane forests on the Papua New Guinean islands of New Britain and Umboi.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the New Britain Thrush?

The New Britain Thrush weighs around 65 g.

Where does the New Britain Thrush live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: montane Umboi (west of New Britain) and New Britain (southeastern Bismarck Archipelago).

Is the New Britain Thrush endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the New Britain Thrush as Near Threatened.

What does the New Britain Thrush eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the New Britain Thrush in?

It belongs to the family Thrushes (Turdidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
65 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Partial migrant
Conservation
Near Threatened
More measurements
Wing
104 mm
Tail
71 mm
Bill
24 mm
Tarsus
29 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: montane Umboi (west of New Britain) and New Britain (southeastern Bismarck Archipelago)

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 ThrushLong-tailed ThrushZoothera dixoniAlpine ThrushAlpine ThrushZoothera mollissimaHimalayan ThrushHimalayan ThrushZoothera salimaliiSichuan ThrushSichuan ThrushZoothera griseicepsLong-billed ThrushLong-billed ThrushZoothera monticolaGeomaliaGeomaliaZoothera heinrichiDark-sided ThrushDark-sided ThrushZoothera marginataEverett's ThrushEverett's ThrushZoothera everettiSunda ThrushSunda ThrushZoothera andromedaeWhite's ThrushWhite's ThrushZoothera aureaScaly ThrushScaly ThrushZoothera daumaNilgiri ThrushNilgiri ThrushZoothera neilgherriensis
New Britain Thrush

Download illustration

Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from reference photos.

WebP · 1070 px

Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.

In other languages