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orange-headed thrush or Geokichla citrina

Code: birds life
date: 02 April 2019
Skills: Birds life study
Client:Save Tree Save Life Society

Project Description

The orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina) is a delightful bird belonging to the thrush family. It frequents well-wooded areas across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Here are some fascinating details about this avian friend:

Appearance:
- Male: The male orange-headed thrush boasts uniform grey upperparts and a striking orange head and underparts.
- Female and Young Birds: They exhibit browner upper parts.
- Some subspecies of this thrush have two broad black crescents on the sides of their faces.
Habitat and Behavior:
- The species prefers shady damp areas and often remains quite secretive.
- It is omnivorous, feasting on a variety of insects, earthworms, and fruit.
- While it nests in trees, it does not form flocks.
Subspecies:
- G. c. citrina: Breeds in northern India, along the Himalayas to eastern Bangladesh, and possibly in western and northern Burma. Winters further south in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
- G. c. cyanota: Mainly resident in Peninsular India, south to Kerala. It has a white throat and face sides with black stripes running downwards from below the eyes.
- G. c. innotata: Breeds across most of Southeast Asia, from southern Burma and southwestern China to northwest Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and southern Vietnam. Winter range includes southern Burma, Thailand, and Malaysia.
- G. c. melli: Breeds in southeastern China and winters in Hong Kong.
- G. c. courtoisi: Breeds in eastern-central China; its wintering range is unknown.
- G. c. aurimacula: Breeds in southern Vietnam, Hainan, and possibly northern Laos. Resembles G. c. cyanota but with a less defined head pattern.