No.514 Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma

L=29cm

Rank : 3
Winter Visitor
 t thrush in Japan.  Wanderingbird seen mainly in winter in Asakawa River basin, mostly from November toApril next year. Depending on where you are in Japan, it can be eithersummer bird, winter bird, or wandering bird. Body pale yellowish-brown,finely barred with crescent-shaped black marks above and below, and theplumage gives an image of a tiger. Song is a high thin whistle and repeatsthe brooding voice at very slow pace.@no-Hitomaroh y with its head holding still|a gtiger dance.h The behaviour lookssomewhat strange  from its image and may look a bit comical.

Scaly Thrush (Adult)

Scaly Thrush (Song)