Wildlifeof Bhutan
Chestnut Thrush
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
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Turdus rubrocanus
Basic stats
Habitat
Temperate forests
Range
Breeds in the western Himalayas and central/south-western China; winters in the Eastern Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia
The chestnut thrush is a member of the thrush family that breeds in the western Himalayas and central and south-western China and winters in the Eastern Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate forest (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is socially monogamous, though extra-pair partners are common, and shows sexual dichromatism, though the difference is typically not noticeable to human observers. The source read gives no size, diet or nest information, so none is stated.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Chestnut Thrush live in?
- Temperate forests
- Where is the Chestnut Thrush found?
- Breeds in the western Himalayas and central/south-western China; winters in the Eastern Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia