Alpine thrush
| Alpine thrush | |
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| From Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, West Sikkim, India. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Zoothera |
| Species: | Z. mollissima |
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Zoothera mollissima (Blyth, 1842) |
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The alpine thrush (Zoothera mollissima) is a species of bird in the thrush family.
The alpine thrush was formerly known as the plain-backed thrush until split into the Sichuan thrush and the newly discovered Himalayan thrush.
It is found from the north-western Himalayas to southern China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
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