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Birdsong field guide

Eyebrowed Thrush

Turdus obscurus

A medium-sized migratory thrush characterized by its distinctive white facial stripes and warm orange-buff flanks. It is a shy species primarily found in the forests of Northern Asia.

What it sounds like

A thin, high-pitched 'zi-zi' or 'tsip' flight call; the song consists of simple, repetitive melodic phrases.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Peter Boesman · ChinaCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

Adults possess a prominent white supercilium (eyebrow) and a matching white crescent under the eye.
It is a long-distance migrant, traveling from Siberian breeding grounds to wintering sites in Southeast Asia.
The species is known for its 'leaf-flipping' foraging behavior when searching for invertebrates on the forest floor.
While primarily an insectivore during summer, it becomes heavily frugivorous during the winter months.
It is a rare but annual vagrant to Western Europe, often appearing in late autumn among Redwing flocks.

Habitat

Taiga coniferous forests, dense mixed woodlands, and shrubby secondary growth.

Range

Breeds across Siberia to Kamchatka; winters in South China, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus African ThrushTurdus pelios American RobinTurdus migratorius Andean Slaty ThrushTurdus nigriceps Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii Bismarck Island-ThrushTurdus heinrothi Black ThrushTurdus infuscatus

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