Wildlifeof Sumatra
Eyebrowed Thrush
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Turdus obscurus
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, earthworms and berries
Habitat
Dense coniferous forest and taiga when breeding
Range
Breeds from Siberia and Mongolia to Japan; winters south to China and Southeast Asia
Clutch size
4–6 eggs
The eyebrowed thrush breeds in dense coniferous forest and taiga eastwards from Siberia and Mongolia to Japan and is strongly migratory, wintering south to China and Southeast Asia. It is an attractive thrush with a grey back and head, a black eyeline bordered white above and below, an orange breast and flanks and a white belly. The sexes are fairly similar, and immatures have a browner back (Wikipedia, general species account).
The male has a simple whistling song. It nests in trees, laying 4 to 6 eggs, and migrating and wintering birds often form small flocks. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms and berries, and is a rare vagrant to western Europe (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Eyebrowed Thrush eat?
- Insects, earthworms and berries
- What habitat does the Eyebrowed Thrush live in?
- Dense coniferous forest and taiga when breeding
- Where is the Eyebrowed Thrush found?
- Breeds from Siberia and Mongolia to Japan; winters south to China and Southeast Asia
- How many eggs does the Eyebrowed Thrush lay?
- 4–6 eggs