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Turdus unicolor |
Tickell's Thrush (Turdus unicolor) is a passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae.
It is common in open forest in the Himalaya. Populations move further south in India in winter.
Tickell's Thrushes are omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, worms and berries. They nest in bushes or similar. They do not form flocks.
Males of this small thrush have uniform blue-grey upperparts, and a whitish belly and vent. Females and young birds have browner upperparts.