The Asian thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Zoothera of the thrush family, Turdidae. The genus name Zoothera comes from the Ancient Greek zoon, "animal" and theras, "hunter". Two New World species traditionally regarded as Zoothera (varied thrush and Aztec thrush) actually belong elsewhere in the thrush family. A group containing Siberian thrush and the African species is not closely related to the other Zoothera and are now assigned to the genus Geokichla. Species in taxonomic order The following species are recognised in the genus Zoothera Long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni) Alpine thrush (Zoothera mollissima) Himalayan thrush (Zoothera salimalii) Sichuan thrush (Zoothera griseiceps) Long-billed thrush (Zoothera monticola) Geomalia (Zoothera heinrichi) Dark-sided thrush (Zoothera marginata) Everett's thrush (Zoothera everetti) Sunda thrush (Zoothera andromedae) White's thrush (Zoothera aurea) Scaly thrush (Zoothera dauma) Nilgiri thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis) Sri Lanka thrush (Zoothera imbricata) Amami thrush (Zoothera major) †Bonin thrush (Zoothera terrestris) - extinct (c. 1830s) Guadalcanal thrush (Zoothera turipavae) Makira thrush (Zoothera margaretae) Russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei) Fawn-breasted thrush (Zoothera machiki) Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata) Black-backed thrush (Zoothera talaseae) Traditional Zoothera species belonging elsewhere in family Varied thrush (Ixoreus naevius) - related to other new world genera Aztec thrush (Ridgwayia pinicola) - related to Hylocichla Geokichla thrushes Siberian thrush, Geokichla sibirica Pied thrush, Geokichla wardii Grey ground thrush, Geokichla princei Black-eared ground thrush, Geokichla cameronensis Spotted ground thrush, Geokichla guttata - formerly G. fischeri Spot-winged thrush, Geokichla spiloptera Crossley's ground thrush, Geokichla crossleyi Abyssinian ground thrush, Geokichla piaggiae Kivu ground thrush, Geokichla piaggiae tanganjicae Oberländer's ground thrush, Geokichla oberlaenderi Orange ground thrush, Geokichla gurneyi Orange-headed thrush, Geokichla citrina Buru thrush, Geokichla dumasi Seram thrush, Geokichla joiceyi Orange-sided thrush, Geokichla peronii Slaty-backed thrush, Geokichla schistacea Chestnut-capped thrush, Geokichla interpres Enggano thrush, Geokichla leucolaema Chestnut-backed thrush, Geokichla dohertyi Ashy thrush, Geokichla cinerea Red-backed thrush, Geokichla erythronota Red-and-black thrush, Geokichla mendeni References Further reading Klicka, J., G. Voelker, and G.M. Spellman. 2005.A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the ‘‘true thrushes’’ (Aves: Turdinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34: 486–500. Sangster, G., J.M. Collinson, P.-A. Crochet, A.G. Knox, D.T. Parkin, L. Svensson, and S.C. Votier. 2011. Taxonomic recommendations for British birds: seventh report. Ibis 153: 883–892. Voelker, G., and J. Klicka. 2008. Systematics of Zoothera thrushes, and a synthesis of true thrush molecular systematic relationships. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49: 377–381. Voelke, G., and R.K. Outlaw. 2008. Establishing a perimeter position: speciation around the Indian Ocean