Scaly Thrush

Erddrossel ( Zoothera Dauma )

The Erddrossel or non-ferrous Erddrossel ( Zoothera Dauma ) is a species of bird in the genus Erddrosseln.

Mark

This choke achieved with 26 to 28 centimeters in length about the size of the Mistle Thrush. It is characterized by rich golden brown plumage with black crescent- shaped spring tips of head, chest and back. The tail is brown, whitish at the end. In her deeply undulating flight, the black and white bands of the under-wing drop, whereby they additionally differs from young, spotty Mistle Thrushes.

Occurrence

It comes as a breeding bird from the Urals to Siberia and Japan and south before to India, Indonesia, New Guinea, and East and South Australia. Roving end specimens were found in all of Europe.

Way of life

The Erddrossel lives hidden in closed forests with rich undergrowth. She is looking at the bottom of the leaves for worms, snails and insects. To flush out food animals, they spread wings and tail bobbing or with the whole body. During the turn, the birds may occur in small groups.

Voice

The singing is subject to strong geographical variations. Among other things, led to separate analyzes of sonagrams two Australian subspecies as distinct species Papuaerddrossel ( Zoothera heinei ) and Tasmanerddrossel ( Zoothera lunulata ).

The North Asian Erddrosseln express a melancholy, drawn-out, high-pitched whistle that can be repeated for hours. It is characterized by a flute Direction bicast " ju - jvü ", the second part is deeper than the first. The song of the South Asian Erddrosseln other hand, is more like a choke.

Subspecies

• Zoothera Dauma aurea (northern Asia)
• Zoothera Dauma Dauma (South Asia)
• Zoothera Dauma major ( Amami Islands)
• Zoothera Dauma imbicata (Sri Lanka)
• Zoothera Dauma neilgherriensis ( West Indies )