Nestled on the east side of Da Nang, the Son Tra Peninsula is a stopover site for numerous species of birds from such distant foreign countries as Siberia, Mongolia, Japan, North Korea and China before flying to warmer climates. Prominent amongst the beautiful migratory birds coming to the peninsula are whistling thrushes which are small or medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds. 

Whistling thrushes are mostly seen in hilly areas except during winter when they may descend to streams near the plains. They specialise in feeding on snails and their strong hooked bills are used to deal with them. They may choose a particular rock on which they crack the shells. Rather elongated, their ground-color is gray, pinkish, buff, or greenish, with indefinite spots and freckles of pale reddish brown and secondary markings of gray and lavender.

Below are stunning photos taken our freelance photographer Vo Dang, offering the true beauty of these migratory birds.

A yellow whistling thrushe

A lesser shortwing (langbianensis) bird

A species of Larvivora akahige

An eyebrowed thrush

A grey-backed thrush

A thrush whose feather looking like scales

The Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae.

By VO DANG- Translated by A.T