# Himalayan thrush

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The **Himalayan thrush** or **Himalayan forest thrush** (***Zoothera salimalii***) is a species of bird described in 2016 and separated out from the [alpine thrush](/source/Alpine_thrush) *Zoothera mollissima* with which they were formerly lumped. The species is separated on the basis of [phylogenetic](/source/Phylogenetics) studies that suggest that the population diverged from the common ancestor at least 3 million years ago (estimates vary from 3-6 mya). The alpine thrush (*Zoothera mollissima* in the restricted sense) breeds above the tree line whereas the Himalayan thrush breeds in forested habitats. The species breeds from [Sikkim](/source/Sikkim) and [Darjeeling](/source/Darjeeling) in [India](/source/India) and extends east into [Tibet](/source/Tibet) and further east into northwest Yunnan in China. The species differs in its song from that of the alpine thrush. The Himalayan thrush has a more musical call while that of the Alpine thrush is raspy and grating.[1]

The [species name](/source/Species_name) is given in honour of the Indian [ornithologist](/source/Ornithology) [Sálim Ali](/source/Salim_Ali).[1]

The tree-dwelling species has shorter legs, tail and wings but a longer bill than its alpine counterpart, and uses the shorter legs and tail to help it manoeuvre around in the forest.[2]

## References

1. Alström, Per; Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Zhao, Chao; Xu, Jingzi; Dalvi, Shashank; Cai, Tianlong; Guan, Yuyan; Zhang, Ruiying; Kalyakin, Mikhail V.; Lei, Fumin; Olsson, Urban (2016). "Integrative taxonomy of the Plain-backed Thrush (*Zoothera mollissim*a) complex (Aves, Turdidae) reveals cryptic species, including a new species". *Avian Research*. **7** (1): 1–39. [doi:10.1186/s40657-016-0037-2](https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0037-2). [ISSN 2053-7166](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/2053-7166)

1. Adam Vaughan (22 January 2016). ["New species of bird discovered in India, China by international team of scientists"](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/22/adele-like-song-leads-scientists-to-identify-bird-as-new-species). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

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