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Grey-winged Blackbird

Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers

Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0

Turdus boulboul

Basic stats

Habitat

Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest, mostly 1,800–2,700 m (as low as 1,200 m in winter, up to 3,300 m in summer)

Range

Mountains of southern and eastern Asia from the Himalayas to northern Vietnam

Size

28–29 cm; 88–111 g

The grey-winged blackbird is a large thrush, 28–29 cm long and 88–111 g, found in the mountains of southern and eastern Asia from the Himalayas to northern Vietnam. It lives in the middle altitudes of moist montane forest, mostly at 1,800–2,700 m, occasionally down to 1,200 m in winter and up to 3,300 m in summer. (Wikipedia, general species account)

The sexes differ. Males are black with faint pale fringes on the belly, a broad grey patch on the wing and a bright yellow bill, somewhat like a ring ouzel but more uniformly grey. Females are plain brown with a dull yellow to brownish bill. Both have a narrow eye ring, yellow in males and greyish in females. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Quick answers

What habitat does the Grey-winged Blackbird live in?
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest, mostly 1,800–2,700 m (as low as 1,200 m in winter, up to 3,300 m in summer)
Where is the Grey-winged Blackbird found?
Mountains of southern and eastern Asia from the Himalayas to northern Vietnam
How big is the Grey-winged Blackbird?
28–29 cm; 88–111 g
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