Himalayan forest thrush, found in north-east India and China, was discovered as a new species thanks to its song. Photograph Craig Brelsford
Listen to this newly discovered creature beautifully singing:
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/243224010″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”100″ iframe=”true” /]]Himalayan Forest Thrush Zoothera Salimalii Jang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 9 June 2009 (Per Alstrom)]
Another live recording of the bird:
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/243224014″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”100″ iframe=”true” /] [Alpine Thrush Zoothera Mollissima Sela Pass, Arunachal Pradesh, India 8 June 2009 (Per Alstrom)]
These 3 videos are of newly bird species in its natural habitat:
Where was this newly bird discovered?
The location is in one of the north-eastern state of India, Arunachal Pradesh
Photos
Himalayan Forest Thrush powerfully shovels away dirt, leaves, and sticks as it searches for invertebrates on the forest floor. Baihualing, Yunnan, 4 Feb. 2014.
Himalayan Forest Thrush, above Dulong Valley, 20 June 2014. Note the very slightly rufous-toned upper surface, dark lower lores and subocular/moustachial area, lack of distinct dark patch on rear ear-coverts, entirely dark lower mandible, hooked upper mandible, and pale pinkish legs.
Himalayan Forest Thrush Zoothera salimalii on a wet boulder in the rain, above
Dulong Valley, 20 June 2014. A ‘forest’ thrush on a rocky outcrop? Yes, write
the authors: ‘At Dulongjiang, Yunnan province, China, we found Himalayan
Forest Thrush to be numerous in a very different habitat: on steep slopes with
bamboo and rhododendron scrub and rocky outcrops and a few scattered conifers,
at or just above the upper tree limit, at 3350–3500 m a.s.l. … Surprisingly,
we did not observe any birds in the seemingly suitable forest immediately
below despite active searching.’
Himalayan Forest Thrush, Baihualing, Yunnan. Baihualing is in the southern part of the Gaoligong Mountains. The elevation here is ca. 1800 m. 4 Feb. 2014.
My bird was fit and strong–as he needed to be, if he wanted to command his large, rocky territory.
Himalayan Forest Thrush, or Zoothera Salimalii
‘Z. salimalii has a narrow, almost unmarked golden-buff throat (whiter when worn) bordered by strong black malar.’
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Download the original song of the bird below
http://www.avocet.zoology.msu.edu/recordings/19230/download?filetype=wav
type of file: wav
size: 35 MB
Notable Links:
- http://www.avocet.zoology.msu.edu/recordings/19230
- http://www.shanghaibirding.com/tag/zoothera-salimalii/
