Chestnut-backed Thrush
A species of Ground Thrushes and Allies Scientific name : Geokichla dohertyi Genus : Ground Thrushes and Allies
Chestnut-backed Thrush, A species of Ground Thrushes and Allies
Botanical name: Geokichla dohertyi
Genus: Ground Thrushes and Allies
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Description
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Description
The chestnut-backed thrush (Geokichla dohertyi) is a ground thrush species endemic to Lombok, Timor and the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. The species is rapidly declining and it is already extinct on Lombok and possibly on Lesser Sunda. There are a number of European institutions that hold this species, including: Berlin Zoological Garden, Birdworld, Bristol Zoo, Royal Burgers' Zoo, Chester Zoo, Edinburgh Zoo, Durrell Wildlife Park, and Waddesdon Manor aviary. Six of these zoos have successfully bred them since October 2011 and there are now 91 of them in these institutions. Private Members of the Foreign Bird League in the UK are participating in the breeding scheme for this species and are being particularly successful. A European species, the fieldfare, was once also known by this name [1]. The binomial name of this bird commemorates the American entomologist William Doherty. 
Size
18 cm
Feeding Habits
Chestnut-backed Thrush primarily forages on the ground and in trees, targeting the middle storey for nourishment. It often consumes fruit and may feed in small groups of up to five, occasionally joining G. interpres during group foraging sessions.
Habitat
Chestnut-backed Thrush typically resides in closed-canopy semi-evergreen montane forests with a preference for areas with high tree density, tall trees, and dense canopy cover. This bird species is also known to inhabit adjacent degraded areas such as village scrub near forests. Chestnut-backed Thrush is mostly associated with primary forests in the broad geographical regions that comprise its habitat.
Dite type
Frugivorous
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
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