Russet-tailed Thrush (Zoothera heinei)
About the Russet-tailed Thrush
The russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, closely related to the more widespread Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata). It is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. There are four subspecies of the russet-tailed thrush. Z. h. papuensis - montane west-central to northeast (Huon Peninsula) and southeast New Guinea. Z. h. eichhorni - St. Matthias (=Mussau, north Bismarck Archipelago). Z. h. choiseuli - montane Choiseul (north-central Solomon Is.; single 1904 record). Z. h. heinei - east-central, southeast QLD to southeast NSW (eastern Australia).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 20 recordings for this species: 11 CC BY-NC-ND · 9 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 Australia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- Scaly ThrushZoothera daumarecording
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