Naumann's Thrush is a stocky Asian bird with a pale brown back and rusty markings on its breast and sides. It winters in East Asia and is an exceptionally rare visitor to the United States.
Appearance
- Appearance
- This stocky thrush has a pale brown back, rusty spotting on the breast and sides, and a whitish belly. Its underwings also look rusty in flight.
Look-alikes
Dusky ThrushTurdus eunomus
Naumann's Thrush has rusty breast and side markings and a paler brown back. Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) shows darker upperparts and black markings on the face and underparts.
Why they get mixed upThese close relatives were once treated as one species.
American RobinTurdus migratorius
The familiar American Robin (Turdus migratorius) has a broad, mostly solid orange belly and a yellow bill. Naumann's Thrush has rusty spots on a largely pale belly instead.
Why they get mixed upBoth are thrushes with warm colors below.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- Open woodland in its breeding range
- Range
- It breeds in Siberia and northeastern Asia and winters farther south in East Asia. U.S. records are from Alaska, where it is a rare stray rather than a regular visitor.
Behavior
- Diet
- In its usual range, it eats insects, earthworms, and berries.
Life cycle
- Nest
- In its Asian breeding range, it nests in trees.
- Clutch size
- 3–5 eggs
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- LCLeast ConcernLow risk of extinction