Tickell’s Thrush
Turdus unicolor
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
Tickell's thrush (Turdus unicolor) is a passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is common in open forest in the Himalayas, and migrates seasonally into peninsular India, Nepal and rarely to Bangladesh.
The name commemorates the British ornithologist Samuel Tickell who collected in India and Burma.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds Himalayas of Kashmir to Nepal; winters to southern peninsular India.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Tickell's thrush
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
