Bird

Orange-headed thrush

Geokichla citrina

On the Rajasthan Board's rare and threatened animals listIUCN: Least Concern

Orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina) — Image: Nagarjun · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · As stated on the file page · Resized

Scientific name: Geokichla citrina
Family: Turdidae, order Passeriformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern

A shy thrush with a glowing orange head.

Spot it Orange head and chest on a slate-blue back.
Home Shady forest floor.
Food web Eats worms and insects in leaf litter.
Why it matters Turns over leaf litter and controls litter insects.

Read more: Orange-headed thrush on Wikipedia

Sources and credits

Records and field notes

RajasthanThe Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board lists it among the rare, endangered and threatened animals of Rajasthan, for southern Rajasthan.^[1]

Sources

Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board. List of Rare, Endangered and Threatened Animals of Rajasthan (39 animals, with localities) (government). Official list, published as a PDF.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (species pages linked on each entry) (database). Global conservation status. Every species page was opened.
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and GBIF species data (family, order, Hindi names, IUCN category) (database). Open biodiversity data. Used for classification, Hindi common names and the IUCN category where one is given.
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (opening lines of each species article, CC BY-SA 4.0). The link on each entry goes to the article (reference). Not peer reviewed. Only the opening description is used, and statements about origin or medicinal use are left out.
Short introductions and key points written with AI help (Google Gemini and Claude) and checked against GBIF where possible (reference). AI-assisted text for general readers. Please check important details before relying on them.

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