Zoothera everetti
Everett's Thrush (*Zoothera everetti*) is a captivating medium-sized songbird, measuring approximately 20-23 cm in length, endemic to the montane forests of Borneo. Its upperparts are a rich olive-brown, contrasting with a striking buffy-white throat and breast intricately adorned with bold, dark, crescent-shaped scaling. A distinctive dark patch often marks the breast sides, while its belly is uniformly whitish, and its legs are a unique yellowish-pink. Named after British zoological collect...
This thrush exclusively inhabits the cool, moist montane and submontane forests of Borneo, particularly mossy forest types, typically found at elevations ranging from 900 to 3,000 meters above sea level.
Its diet primarily consists of insects, earthworms, and other invertebrates gleaned from the forest floor, supplemented with small fruits and berries.
Everett's Thrush is a largely diurnal, secretive species, often observed foraging solitarily or in pairs on the forest floor, though it may occasionally perch in lower canopy layers. It employs a typical thrush foraging strategy, sifting through leaf litter with its bill and feet to uncover inver...
Everett's Thrush is strictly endemic to the island of Borneo, its distribution confined to the high-altitude montane and submontane forests across the island. Its breeding range encompasses the major mountain ranges in Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo), as well as Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo...
Near Threatened
- Everett's Thrush is named after Alfred Hart Everett, a British naturalist and colonial administrator who made significant contributions to Bornean ornithology. - Despite its striking patterned breast, its olive-brown upperparts and shy demeanor make it incredibly difficult to spot amidst the de...