Green Cochoa
Cochoa viridis
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The green cochoa (Cochoa viridis) is a bird species that was variously placed with the thrushes of family Turdidae or the related Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers). It is considered closer to the former.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Montane forest of eastern Himalayas from northeastern India (Sikkim and northern West Bengal to Arunachal Pradesh and southern Assam hills), western and eastern Myanmar, southern and eastern China (southern Yunnan and Fujian), western, northern, and southeastern Thailand, southwestern and eastern Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam (Tonkin and Annam).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Green cochoa
- 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.
