Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Tickell's Thrush Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae Genus: Turdus Species: unicolor Binomial name 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. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.