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Zoothera citrina

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Taxonomic Group: Vertebrates (Bird)
Common Name: Orange-headed Thrush, Orange-headed Ground Thrush

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Description

Description Bright orange-rufous head and underparts are characteristic features. Clear white wingbar. Bill black. In male, upperparts blue-grey. In female, upperparts olive-brown. 

Ecology, Habitat & Location

Ecological Notes Found mainly at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, occasionally in Bukit Batok Nature Park and Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Habitats Forest, Terrestrial
Nature Reserves Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Status

Species Status Winter visitor
Conservation Status Rare

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References

References Lim, K.S. & Gardner, D. 1997. Birds: An illustrated field guide to the birds of Singapore. Singapore: Sun Tree Publishing Limited. 226pp

Wang, L.K. & Hails, C.J. 2007. An annotated checklist of the birds of Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement no. 15. 179pp

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Species record last updated on: 29 January 2024.
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