Asian thrush
Erddrossel ( Zoothera Dauma )
The Erddrosseln ( Zoothera ) are a genus of medium-sized, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous songbirds of the thrush family. The genus is distributed mainly in Asia and Australasia. Most species are ground-nesting birds and seek their food on the floor. The African forms, the collar choke and the Aztecs throttle the new world as well as the slate throttle ( Zoothera sibirica ), which are traditionally assigned to this genus are not closely related to the Asian species of the genus Zoothera and partly form their own genres such Ixoreus ( collar choke) and Ridgwayia ( Aztecs throttle ).
System
About 36 species belong to this genus, which is considered one - the Bonin Erddrossel ( Zoothera terrestris) - thought to be extinct.
- Zoothera Andromedae - Andromeda throttle
- Zoothera cameronensis - Cameroon throttle Z. c. kibalensis - Kibaledrossel, formerly separate species Z. kibalensis
- Z. d major - Amami - Erddrossel, major to 2004 distinct species Z.
- Z. d imbricata - Ceylon Erddrossel, to 2004 distinct species Z. imbricata
- Z. d neilgherriensis, to 2004 distinct species Z. neilgherriensis
- Z. d horsfieldi, to 2004 distinct species Z. horsfieldi
- Z. h choiseuli - Choiseul - Erddrossel †