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Birds

Orange-headed
Thrush

Least Concern

Decreasing

Orange-headed Thrush

Geokichla citrina

The Orange-headed Thrush is common in well-wooded areas of India, China and southeast Asia. Most populations are resident. The species shows a preference for shady damp areas, and like many Zoothera thrushes, can be quite secretive.

The Orange-headed Thrush is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms and fruit. It nests in trees but does not form flocks. The male of this small thrush has uniform grey upperparts, and an orange head and underparts. The females and young birds have browner upper parts.

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Regional Names
  • Bengali:
    কমলা দামা
  • Gujarati:
    મલાગીર કસ્તુરો, નારંગી કસ્તુરો
  • Hindi:
    सफेद गाल कस्तुरी
  • Malayalam:
    കുറിക്കണ്ണൻ കാട്ടുപുള്ള്
  • Marathi:
    रानकस्तूर, नारिंगी डोक्याचा कस्तूर
  • Sanskrit:
    श्वेत कंठ कस्तुरिका
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Taxanomy

PASSERIFORMES
TURDIDAE
Geokichla citrina

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