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Turdus pallidus
Range
Breeds in south-east Siberia, north-east China and Korea; winters in Japan, South Korea and southern China
The pale thrush is a largely migratory passerine of the eastern Palearctic, closely related to the eye-browed and grey-backed thrushes. It breeds in south-east Siberia, north-east China and Korea, and may breed in Japan, especially on Tsushima Island. It winters in southern and central Japan, South Korea and southern China, occasionally reaching Yunnan, Taiwan and the Philippines. (Wikipedia, general species account)
The male is brown above with a blue-grey head and throat, pale brown underparts darker on the flanks and whitish on the belly, a grey bill that is yellow below, and pale pinkish-brown feet. The tail is dark grey with white tips to the outer feathers. It has harsh chuck-chuck and see-ip calls and a bubbling alarm call. (Wikipedia, general species account)