Red-throated Thrush
A species of True thrushes, Also known as Dark-throated Thrush Scientific name : Turdus ruficollis Genus : True thrushes
Red-throated Thrush, A species of True thrushes
Also known as:
Dark-throated Thrush
Botanical name: Turdus ruficollis
Genus: True thrushes
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Description
Description
The red-throated thrush (Turdus ruficollis) is a passerine bird in the thrush family. It is sometimes regarded as one subspecies of a polytypic species, "dark-throated thrush", black-throated thrush then being the other subspecies. More recent treatments regard the two as separate species. The scientific name comes from Latin. Turdus is "thrush" and the specific ruficollis is derived from rufus', "red", and collum, "neck". The red-throated thrush is a migratory Palearctic species. It breeds in East Siberia to North Manchuria wintering to West China, Myanmar, and Northeast India. Its range overlaps with the more westerly-breeding black-throated thrush. It is a large thrush with a plain grey back and reddish underwings. The adult male has a red throat. Females and young birds lack the bib, but have black-streaked underparts. This bird species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. 
Size
27 cm
Feeding Habits
Red-throated Thrush's diet consists of invertebrates, beetles, flies, spiders, and earthworms, with a seasonal shift to berries and seeds. These birds predominantly forage on the ground and in low vegetation, often in mixed-species flocks during winter.
Habitat
Red-throated Thrush typically inhabit diverse forested environments, often consisting of sparse montane and bottomland forests, including the upper limits of cedar forests. They are found in areas with mossy scrub near the tree line and the plateau taiga. During winter months, they move to open woodlands, particularly those with juniper, as well as scrublands and orchards within the foothills.
Dite type
Omnivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Thrushes Genus
True thrushes Species
Red-throated Thrush 
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