Karoo thrush
Karoo thrush | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Turdidae |
Genus: | Turdus |
Species: | T. smithi
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Binomial name | |
Turdus smithi Bonaparte, 1850
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The Karoo thrush (Turdus smithi) also known as Smith's thrush, is a member of the thrush family in Africa. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of the olive thrush (with which it is known to hybridize), but is increasingly treated as a separate species. The specific name honours the Scottish military surgeon and zoologist Sir Andrew Smith.[2]
Description
This medium-sized bird has a length of about 24 cm. It has a wing length between 117 and 131 mm, a culmen length between 20 and 24 mm and a tarsus length between 30.0 and 34.5 mm. It can reach a mass of at least 86 g. It differs from the olive thrush by its longer, entirely yellow bill, its longer wings, and its greyer flanks.
Range
It occurs in South Africa, where it is present in Little Namaqualand, the Karoo and Northern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and parts of the North West Province.
- Adult showing grey flank (yellow in olive thrush)
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Turdus smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22734108A119723093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22734108A119723093.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ James A. Jobling (2010). The Helm dictionary of scientific bird names from aalge to zusii. Christopher Helm, London. p. 358. ISBN 9781408125014.
External links
- Bo T Bonnevie, The biology of suburban Olive Thrushes (Turdus olivaceus olivaceus) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa (2005). M.Sc. thesis, Rhodes University, South Africa
- Olive/Karoo Thrush identification
- Birds of Southern Africa - Karoo ThrushError: "Q27075630" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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