Places and times seen in Munakata city

In Munakata, it is a winterbird, from the end of September to the end of May, it can be seen normally throughout the city.

Characteristic

It is about the same size as Ryuko with a total length of 24 cm. They are almost same color in both sexes.
Subspecies thrush is gray, cheek, rear neck is gray black, raincoat, wind is chestnut brown. Throat from throat, brown spot is cream white. The underside of the chest is dark brown, the feathers are white and wide, so the whole looks whitish. The difference between males and females is that females with more dark areas in the first row rain covering are females and males tend to have a clear contrast overall. There are many mutations in feather colors.
Subspecific beetle thrush is from the top of the head to the upper side, the cheeks are olive brown, the eyebrows are uneven, the underside is orange brown and the feathers are light brown. Tail tube is orange-brown and feathered white. The tail is olive brown, and the base of the outer tail is orange brown. Beak is dark brown, base is yellowish brown. The feet are dark orange brown, and the iris is dark brown.

Habit

It flew from flatlands to forests of mountainous areas, farmlands, lawns and parks with trees. There are many individuals who arrive in a group and gradually live in one bird, and they return to school again in the spring and pass away. Walk up the ground, stop and stop your heart. Predate earthworms etc while repeating this movement. In the early spring, it often crowns loudly in the early mouth, "Nyukyotchi", "Ki kikkitsu", "Torye", and in early spring "Popyuriyopyoriyongei".

distribution

Breed breeding in the eastern part of Siberia, Kamchatka Peninsula, etc., overwintering in the Japanese archipelago, the Nansei Islands, South China (south of Yangtze River).

Other

By saying that there are many numbers and it tastes good, there is a history that was captured in large quantities using "Kasumi net" until the latter half of Showa era, and was edible. Once thrush was a valuable protein source, it was said to be the most delicious bird in Japan, capture was banned by legal amendment and thrush hunting was not done, but there are still reports about poaching.