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Orange-sided Thrush
Geokichla peronii (Vieillot, 1818)
50 gWeight
The orange-sided thrush or orange-banded thrush (Geokichla peronii) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.
Most records: Timor-Leste
Where and when it's recorded
Most records: Timor-Leste
Orange-sided Thrush has been recorded at 6 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- DareTimor-Leste9 records
- Remexio, AileuTimor-Leste8 records
- Com Plateau – Point 1Timor-Leste7 records
More places
- Nino Konis Santana NP – BridgeTimor-Leste4 records
- Baucau Plateau – Triloka forestTimor-Leste2 records
- TasiTolu LakeTimor-Leste1 record
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 orange-sided thrush or orange-banded thrush (Geokichla peronii) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found on Timor island and the southern Maluku Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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Questions
How big is the Orange-sided Thrush?
The Orange-sided Thrush weighs around 50 g.
Where does the Orange-sided Thrush live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: eastern Lesser Sundas. It is most often recorded in Timor-Leste.
Is the Orange-sided Thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Orange-sided Thrush as Near Threatened.
What does the Orange-sided Thrush eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Orange-sided Thrush in?
It belongs to the family Thrushes (Turdidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 50 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
More measurements
- Wing
- 105 mm
- Tail
- 78 mm
- Bill
- 22 mm
- Tarsus
- 33 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: eastern Lesser Sundas
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Thrushes Turdidae
- Genus
- Geokichla
Other birds in the genus Geokichla
Siberian ThrushGeokichla sibirica
Pied ThrushGeokichla wardii
Grey Ground ThrushGeokichla princei
Black-eared Ground ThrushGeokichla camaronensis
Spotted Ground ThrushGeokichla guttata
Spot-winged ThrushGeokichla spiloptera
Crossley's Ground ThrushGeokichla crossleyi
Abyssinian Ground ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
Oberländer's Ground ThrushGeokichla oberlaenderi
Orange Ground ThrushGeokichla gurneyi
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
Buru ThrushGeokichla dumasi
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