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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

Middle altitudes of subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, mostly 1,800–2,700m, occasionally down to 1,200m in winter and up to 3,300m in summer

Range

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

Size

28–29cm

Weight

88–111g

The grey-winged blackbird is a large thrush 28–29 cm long and 88–111 g, with distinct sexual dimorphism. Males are black with faint pale fringes on the belly and a broad grey patch on the wing coverts, secondaries and tertials, somewhat like a ring ouzel but more uniformly grey, with a bright yellow bill and a narrow yellow eye ring. Females are plain brown, with only a hint of paler brown on the wings, a dull yellow to brownish bill and a greyish eye ring (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is found in the mountains of southern and eastern Asia from the Himalaya to northern Vietnam, mostly at 1,800–2,700 m, occasionally down to 1,200 m in winter and up to 3,300 m in summer. The cached account gives no diet or breeding information (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What habitat does the Grey-winged Blackbird live in?
Middle altitudes of subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, mostly 1,800–2,700m, occasionally down to 1,200m in winter and up to 3,300m in summer
Where is the Grey-winged Blackbird found?
Mountains of southern and eastern Asia from the Himalaya to northern Vietnam
How big is the Grey-winged Blackbird?
28–29cm
How much does the Grey-winged Blackbird weigh?
88–111g
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