The Chestnut Thrush moves quietly through forests around the Himalaya and descends to lower elevations in winter.
The adult male has a gray head and neck, chestnut back and flanks, and a white belly. The female is duller and browner, with brown rather than black wings and tail. Adults have a yellow eye-ring and yellow bill.
It forages on the ground, in shrubs, and in trees, alone or in pairs during breeding. From autumn, especially in severe weather, it moves down to lower elevations and eats invertebrates, seeds, and berries.
It breeds from April to late June. It builds a cup-shaped nest in a tree or shrub and lays 2–4 eggs, occasionally five.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.