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Nilgiri Thrush
Zoothera neilgherriensis (Blyth, 1847)
134 gWeight
The Nilgiri thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis) is a member of the thrush family.
Most records: India
Where and when it's recorded
Most records: India
Nilgiri Thrush has been recorded at 3 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural HistoryIndia26 records
- Thattekkad Bird SanctuaryIndia6 records
- Thattekad Bird Sanctuary – UrulanthanniIndia3 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 Nilgiri thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis) is a member of the thrush family.
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Questions
How big is the Nilgiri Thrush?
The Nilgiri Thrush weighs around 134 g.
Where does the Nilgiri Thrush live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: southwestern India. It is most often recorded in India.
What does the Nilgiri Thrush eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Nilgiri Thrush in?
It belongs to the family Thrushes (Turdidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 134 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Migratory
More measurements
- Wing
- 129 mm
- Tail
- 90 mm
- Bill
- 31 mm
- Tarsus
- 28 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: southwestern India
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
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
Sri Lanka ThrushZoothera imbricata
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