Long-tailed thrush

The long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found from the central and eastern Himalayas to south-central and south-western China.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Long-tailed thrush
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Zoothera
Species:
Z. dixoni
Binomial name
Zoothera dixoni
(Seebohm, 1881)

The scientific name, Zoothera dixoni, is named after ornithologist Charles Dixon.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Zoothera dixoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Thrushes « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-07-11.


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