Description:

Large, uniformly colored typical thrush, with longer wings and tail than Common Blackbird. Male is black with yellow bill and lacks yellow orbital ring. Female is uniform dark brown, lacking paler throat. Juvenile has rufous-buff underparts with diffuse dark brown barring and spotting.

Distribution:

Common resident in the western parts of Gilgit-Baltistan, in Ghizer, Hunza, Nagar, Gilgit and Diamer. Highly adapted to subalpine rocky grassy slopes with dwarf juniper and alpine meadows usually around 3900m; winters lower but not below 3000m.

Behavior:

Forages on ground, hopping agilely over rocks and boulders; favors soft bare ground at edges of melting snow. In late summer, forages in small parties of up to ten individuals. Diet mainly earthworms, molluscs, insects including caterpillars, small lizards, fruits, berries and seeds.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Tibetan Blackbird in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Tibetan Blackbird

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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