Description:

Medium to large sized, pale billed, distinctly colored thrush. Male has grey head with huffish-grey collar; rest of body is mainly chestnut, and has blackish wings and tail. Female is very similar, but duller; head and hind neck are pale brownish-grey, and wings and tail are brown.

Distribution:

Possible resident only limited to southern border areas of Diamer and Astore districts. Summers in moist coniferous and mixed forest, well-developed ground cover up to 3000m; winters in open wooded areas and orchards down to 1500m.

Behavior:

Forages mainly on ground in thickets and forest, in summer keeping well inside undergrowth and thickets, but often in trees. Frequently in small flocks and often with other thrush species in winter. Feeds on insects and their larvae, worms, millipedes, slugs, snails and berries; probably more dependent on berries in winter.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Chestnut Thrush in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Chestnut Thrush

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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