PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 319 (Observe the Bird and recognize)..BLACK BREASTED THRUSH...[From a Photograph of GURURAJ MOORCHING] ....WATERCOLOUR...A4...2014... The Black-breasted Thrush (Turdus dissimilis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and China. Although both male and female birds have the same colour on their lower parts, the upper section of males is mostly black in colour, while females are mostly grey-brown. Thus, the birds common name refers to the colour of the male birds breast. They tend to live in forests located at high altitude. The Black-breasted Thrush belongs to the order Passeriformes and the family Turdidae. The species is a monotypic taxon – it has been hypothesized that it forms part of a larger superspecies, classified together with Tickells Thrush (T. unicolor) and the Grey-backed Thrush (T. hortulorum). It was previously thought to have conspecificity with the latter species of thrush. The Black-breasted Thrush was first described by Edward Blyth in 1847 and was found in the lower Bengal region The Black-breasted Thrush is 22 centimetres (8.7 in) to 23.5 centimetres (9.3 in) long in total, including its tail. Whereas the lower parts are the same colour for both genders, the upper and middle parts are where they differ. For males, the section spanning from their head to the back of their neck and breast area is black, and the remaining areas at the top are slate gray. On the other hand, females are gray-brown from their eyes to their tail, and the section from their throat to their breast is a diffused shade of buff. The bird is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Their preferred habitats are tropical and subtropical montane forests that are moist. Other suitable habitats that are less important include tropical and subtropical dry forests – for native populations that are resident – as well as tropical/subtropical moist shrubland and mangroves located above the level of high tide. In southwestern China, these birds can also be found in hilly areas. he call of the Black-breasted Thrush has been described as sweet mellow and melodious, with their musical phrases spanning 3–8 notes.They consume insects, molluscs and berries. The food they gather is usually from the ground, although they occasionally fly to fruit trees. [INFORMATION : WIKIPEDIA]
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