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  Name Siberian Thrush
  Regnum Animal ia
  Phylum Chordata
  Classis Aves
  Ordo Passeriformes
  Familia Turdidae
  Genus '' Zoothera ''
  Species '''''Z sibirica'''''
  Binomial ''Zoothera sibirica''
  Binomial Authority ( Pallas , 1776)


The Siberian Thrush, ''Zoothera sibirica'', is a member of the Thrush family Turdidae.

It breeds in Taiga in Siberia . It is strongly migratory, with most birds moving to southeastern Asia during the winter. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe . It is very secretive.

The Siberian Thrush is similar in size to the Song Thrush . It is Omnivorous , eating a wide range of Insects , Earthworm s and berries.

The male Siberian Thrush is a dark blue-grey above and below, with a white stripe above the eye. The lower belly and flanks are white. The female is a much browner bird, with a buff stripe above the eye.

A striking identification feature of both sexes in flight is the black band on the white underwings, a feature shared with the White's Thrush .