Description:

Medium sized, compact thrush with rather plain face, small yellowish or pale brown bill, and pale legs. Male is pale bluish grey, with whitish belly and vent. Female and first-winter male have pale throat and submoustachial stripe, dark malar stripe, and often have spotting on breast.

Distribution:

Common summer visitor and resident in lower valleys of Hunza, Nagar, Ghizer, Gilgit, Astore and Diamer. Breeds in mixed forests with clearings, open broadleaved woodland, groves and orchards at 1200-2500m; winters in groves and well wooded areas.

Behavior:

Forages on bare ground, e.g. in pine leaf litter, but also in short-herb substrates such as lawns; uses typical thrush technique of short hopping runs and pauses. In winter sometimes in loose groups. Primarily feeds on earthworms, insects and fruit, including orchard windfalls.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Tickell's Thrush in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Tickell's 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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