Kessler's Thrush (Turdus kessleri)
About the Kessler's Thrush
The white-backed thrush or Kessler's thrush (Turdus kessleri) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is primarily resident or a short-distance altitudinal migrant, found in central China in Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, eastern Tibet, and northwestern Yunnan, and also a scarce winter visitor in Bhutan, northeasternmost India (Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim), and eastern Nepal. It breeds in alpine scrub on rocky sites at altitudes of 3600–4500 metres, and descends down to 2100 metres, rarely to 1500 metres, in winter.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 23 recordings for this species: 12 CC BY-NC-ND · 11 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in China in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusrecording
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- Andean Slaty ThrushTurdus nigricepsrecording
- Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandiirecording
- Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilisrecording
- Chestnut-bellied ThrushTurdus fulviventrisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.