Original Research Article I Volume 3 I Issue 3 I 2015

New sighting records of the white throated thrush Zoothera citrina cyanotus from southern Maharashtra

Ningappa C. Hiragond; Amol S. Lokhande; Kedari N. Nikkam

Biolife; 2015, 3(3), pp 595-596

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7272887

Abstract:

White throated thrush is inhabited in evergreen and deciduous forest singly or in 2-3 individual groups on damp, shady forest floor and, on lower branches of small trees/shrubs (Ali, 2002; Grimmett et al., 2011). It is a rare, resident, shy and locally migratory bird migrating during monsoon in India from south eastern Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and south Orissa to Tamil Nadu and Kerala (Ali, 2002; Grimmett et al., 1998).

Keywords:

white throated thrush Zoothera citrina cyanotus

References:

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Article Dates:

Received: 3 July 2015; Accepted: 17 August 2015; Published: 2 September 2015

How To Cite:

Ningappa C. Hiragond, Amol S. Lokhande, & Kedari N. Nikkam. (2022). New sighting records of the white throated thrush Zoothera citrina cyanotus from southern Maharashtra. Biolife, 3(3), 595–596. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7272887