Wildlifeof China
Tibetan Blackbird
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
Photo: Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Turdus maximus
Basic stats
Diet
Earthworms, molluscs, insects, small lizards, fruit and seeds
Habitat
Steep grassy and rocky slopes and alpine meadows above the tree line
Range
Himalayas of China, Bhutan, Nepal, India and Pakistan
Size
23–28cm
The Tibetan blackbird is a large, high-altitude thrush measuring 23–28cm. Males are brownish-black with darker heads and breasts and dull orange-yellow bills; females are browner below with faint throat streaking. It breeds on rocky slopes and alpine meadows at 3,200–4,800m, descending somewhat in winter. This ground-foraging omnivore eats earthworms, molluscs, insects, small lizards, fruit and seeds, often searching soft exposed soil beside melting snow. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Tibetan Blackbird eat?
- Earthworms, molluscs, insects, small lizards, fruit and seeds
- What habitat does the Tibetan Blackbird live in?
- Steep grassy and rocky slopes and alpine meadows above the tree line
- Where is the Tibetan Blackbird found?
- Himalayas of China, Bhutan, Nepal, India and Pakistan
- How big is the Tibetan Blackbird?
- 23–28cm