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title: "Drozdoń rdzaworzytny"
description: "Zoothera heinei — Ptaki. The russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, closely related to the more widespread Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/russet-tailed-thrush
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Drozdoń rdzaworzytny

> Zoothera heinei — Ptaki. The russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, closely related to the more widespread Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata).

- Scientific name: *Zoothera heinei*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 747
- Wikidata: [Q1842931](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1842931)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13037](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13037)

## Names

- en: Russet-tailed Thrush
- de: Papuaerddrossel
- es: Zorzal de Heine
- fr: Grive de Heine
- nl: Papoeagoudlijster
- pl: Drozdoń rdzaworzytny

## Countries with the most observations

AU (593)

## Summary

The russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, closely related to the more widespread Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata). It is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russet-tailed_thrush

## Photo

![Drozdoń rdzaworzytny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/russet-tailed-thrush/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127630922

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/russet-tailed-thrush?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).