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The ashy thrush ( Geokichla cinerea), also known as the ashy ground-thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to the Philippines in Luzon and Mindoro. Its natural are tropical moist lowland and or tropical moist . It is threatened by habitat loss, and the illegal wildlife trade.
This species is Monotypic taxon.
These are ground birds and eat earthworms and other small insects. It has also been recorded feeding on figs.
Breeds in March to June. Average clutch size is two to three eggs. It has been recorded to breed in La Mesa Ecopark.
This species has been recorded in the migrant bottleneck in Dalton Pass which suggests either post breeding dispersal or possibly a yearly intra-island migration between Cordillera Centra and Sierra Madre. More research is needed to understand this species' movement and ecology.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed this bird as vulnerable with the population estimated to be 6,000 to 15,000 mature individuals with the population declining. While this species is easily found and observed in La Mesa Ecopark, where these birds may be more habituated to humans, elsewhere, this species is rare and elusive. This species' main threat is habitat loss with wholesale clearance of forest habitats as a result of logging, agricultural conversion, road development and mining activities occurring within the range. It may also suffer from hunting with snares in the Sierra Madre and illicit bird-trapping at Dalton Pass may exert a considerable pressure.
It occurs in the protected areas Angat Watershed Forest Reserve, Quezon Protected Landscape, Mount Makiling and Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park however, like most areas in the Philippines, protection is lax and deforestation and hunting persist even in these areas.
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