The
orange-headed thrush (
Geokichla citrina) is a species of bird in the
thrush family, Turdidae. About 225 mm (9 in) in length, it is common in well-wooded areas of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, but is a shy, secretive bird, usually occurring alone or in pairs. It mainly feeds on the ground in dense undergrowth, and is most active at dawn and dusk, probing the leaf litter for insects and their larvae, spiders, other invertebrates and fruit. This male orange-headed thrush, of the subspecies
G. c. innotata, was photographed in
Khao Yai National Park in
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Photograph credit: John Harrison