Turdidae

Myophonus caeruleus Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:blue whistling-thrush (en); tordo-assobiador-azul (pt); arrenga siffleur (fr); arrenga común (es); purpurpfeifdrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in central and south-eastern Asia, being found from India to central and eastern China and south to Indonesia.Size:These birds are 29-35 cm long and weigh 135-230 g.Habitat:The blue whistling-thrush…

Cossypha heuglini Photo by Ian White (Flickriver) Common name: white-browed robin-chat (en); pisco-de-Heuglin (pt); cossyphe de Heuglin (fr); cosifa de Heuglin (es); weißbrauenrötel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: This African species is found from Chad and Sudan through southern D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Angola and Zambia, and down to South Africa. Size: These birds…

Zoothera dauma (Photo from Passeriformes-Turdidae) Common name: scaly thrush (en); tordo-dourado (pt); grive dama (fr); zorzal dorado (es); erddrossel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: This Asian species breeds across Siberia and the Himalayas, wintering in northern India and Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern China and southern Japan. There are also some resident populations in south-west…

Zoothera spiloptera Photo by Mapalagama Premasiri (Oriental Bird Images) Common name: spot-winged thrush (en); tordo-do-Ceilão (pt); grive à ailes tachetées (fr); zorzal de alas moteadas (es); Ceylondrossel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: This species is endemic to Sri Lanka. Size: They are 21-23 cm long and weigh 70 g. Habitat: Spot-winged thrushes are…