Dark-sided Thrush
A species of Scaly Thrushes and Allies Scientific name : Zoothera marginata Genus : Scaly Thrushes and Allies
Dark-sided Thrush, A species of Scaly Thrushes and Allies
Botanical name: Zoothera marginata
Genus: Scaly Thrushes and Allies
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Description General Info
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Description
The dark-sided thrush is 24 to 25 cm (9.4–9.8 in) in length and weighs around 80 g (2.8 oz). It has a particularly long blackish bill and the plumage is a contrasting dark brown head with rufous-brown wings. The face has a white loral stripe and a white eyering with a whitish throat and chin. The call is a series of monotone thin whistles. 
Size
25 cm
Feeding Habits
Dark-sided Thrush primarily consumes invertebrates, foraging mainly on the ground, particularly in moist environments. They use their bills to dig into wet soil and decomposing vegetation, emulating the foraging style of Z. monticola.
Habitat
The dark-sided Thrush typically resides in the lush broadleaf evergreen forests and their edges, often in proximity to shaded, rocky streams within damp environments. It also occupies bamboo thickets and, during the winter, can be found in dense reeds within forested areas. The dark-sided Thrush is distributed across the broader regions of the Himalayas and extends its habitat to areas with similar ecological conditions in Thailand.
Dite type
Omnivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
The species has a discontinuous distribution in the eastern Himalayas, and then a population in the higher areas of Burma, northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and the extreme south of China. The species is generally non-migratory but will move down from higher altitudes in winter, and has turned up as a vagrant in Bangladesh. It ranges from 750 to 2,100 m (2,460–6,890 ft) in broadleaf forests, particularly in damp areas and around rocky streams, also in areas of reed and bamboo in these forests. The species is not common anywhere, but is potentially often overlooked due to its cryptic plumage and retiring behaviour.
Photo By Charley Hesse TROPICAL BIRDING 
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