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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Zoothera aurea

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Turdidae

Genus

Zoothera

Species

Zoothera aurea

Aves❔ Diet unknown

White's Thrush

Zoothera aurea (White's Thrush · トラツグミ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

No data

Length · Height

29.5cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Deciduous broadleaf forests and mixed woods

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its body length of 29.5 cm is almost equal to the long side of an A4 sheet of paper (29.7 cm) (Comparison).
💡 According to the National List of Species of Korea, it calls with a thin, flute-like whistle at dawn and late at night, which can be heard near deciduous broadleaf forests and mixed woods in Korea.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

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📖 1. Overview

White's Thrush is a summer visitor that breeds in Korea, Japan, northeastern China, Ussuri, and southern Siberia, with some individuals remaining as residents. Its entire body is covered with black and dark brown crescent-shaped markings.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body length is about 29.5 cm. Its upperparts are yellowish-brown, its throat, breast, and belly are white, and the black-and-white bands on the underwing stand out in flight.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

At dawn and late at night, it utters a thin, flute-like whistle sounding like 'hee~, hoo~.' It builds a bowl-shaped nest using plenty of moss on tree branches, lays 4–5 eggs between April and July, and moves south in winter to southern China, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Southeast Asia.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

The National List of Species of Korea records that it is a fairly common summer visitor in Korea and that some individuals become year-round residents.