Everett's Thrush
Zoothera everetti
Found only on a handful of high mountains in northern Borneo, this scarce, sought-after thrush is shy and rarely seen. Note orange underparts, slate-gray back, and brownish head with a blotchy, “untidy” face pattern. Most reliably found in montane forests with dense undergrowth, where it forages on the ground. Vocalizations seldom heard and not well understood; calls include a sharp “deeer” and frantic harsh alarm notes.
Identification
Everett's thrush (Zoothera everetti) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. The name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.
Taxonomy
Genus: Zoothera; Family: Turdidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Zoothera everetti
- Authority
- (Sharpe, 1892)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae
- Genus
- Zoothera
Range and habitat
The thrush is endemic to the island of Borneo where it has been recorded only from the mountains of Sabah and northern Sarawak in eastern Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
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