thrushes turdidae Thrush videos on the Internet Bird Collection http www.birdphotos.com photos index.php ... earth wildlife 5399061 Bird uses body as dam to stop drainpipe soaking chicks.html Story on thrush ...See also other birds with thrush in their name Waterthrush , Colluricincla Shrike thrush , Thrush Nightingale , Rosy Thrush tanager Taxobox name Thrushes image American Robin 0025.jpg image width image caption American Robin , well known Turdus true thrush regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes subordo Passeri familia Turdidae familia authority Rafinesque ... biology family Turdidae , are a group of passerine bird s that occur worldwide. Characteristics Thrushes ... on the ground or eat small fruit. The smallest thrush may be the Forest Rock thrush , at convert ... Shortwing averages convert 12 cm in abbr on . The largest thrush is Blue Whistling thrush , at convert 178 g oz abbr on and convert 33 cm in abbr on . The Great Thrush is similar in length but less ... 1 85391 186 0 ref Thrushes build cup shaped bird nest nests , sometimes lining them with mud. They lay ... studies place certain traditional thrush genera Monticola , Pseudocossyphus , Myiophonus , Brachypteryx ... Tristan Thrush or Starchy part of a South American group within Turdus Tristan Thrush , Nesocichla eremita Genus Cichlherminia Forest Thrush genus paraphyletic with Turdus Forest Thrush , Cichlherminia lherminieri Genus Psophocichla Groundscraper Thrush Groundscraper Thrush , Psophocichla litsipsirupa ... American thrushes and nightingale thrushes 12 species Genus Wood Thrush Hylocichla Wood Thrush Genus Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia Aztec Thrush related to Hylocichla Genus Varied Thrush Ixoreus Varied Thrush related to other New World genera Genus Geomalia Geomalia Genus Cataponera Sulawesi Thrush Sulawesi Thrush , Cataponera turdoides Genus Sialia bluebirds 3 species Genus Grandala related to Sialia Genus ... rock jumpers 2 species For other species previously in Turdidae, see Muscicapidae and chat bird chat ... more details
wiktionary thrush Tocright Thrush may refer to Birds Thrushbird , any of the many birds in the Turdidae thrush family Antthrush , any of a group of birds within the Formicariidae family Dohrn s Thrush babbler Horizorhinus dohrni , a species of bird in the Timalidae family Laughingthrush , any of the birds in the Garrulax genus, in the Timalidae family Quail thrush , any of the three birds in the Cinclosoma genus, in the Cinclosomatidae family Palm thrush , one of several birds in the Cichladusa genus in the Muscapidae family Rock thrush , any of the birds in the Monticola genus in the Muscapidae family Rosy Thrush tanager Rhodinocichla rosea , a species of bird in the Thraupidae family Shrike thrush , any of the birds in the Colluricinclidae family Thrush Babbler Ptyrticus turdinus , a species of bird in the Timaliidae family Thrush like Antpitta Myrmothera campanisona , a species of bird in the Formicariidae family Thrush like Schiffornis Schiffornis turdina , a species of bird in the Tityridae family Thrush like Woodcreeper or Plain winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla turdina , a species of bird in the Furnariidae family Thrush like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus , a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia , a species of bird in the Muscapidae family Waterthrush , either of two New World warblers in the Parulidae family People Jeremy Thrush , New Zealand rugby player Peter Dengate Thrush born 1956 , New Zealand barrister Medicine Thrush Candidiasis , a fungal yeast infection of the mucous membranes Thrush horse , a bacterial infection of the sole of a horse s hoof Film and television THRUSH, fictional criminal organization in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Literature Thrush Green, a fictional village in the works of Miss Read Thrush , a play by Caridad Svich The Darkling Thrush , a poem by Thomas Hardy The Thrush s Nest , a poem by John Clare To a Thrush , a poem by William Wright poet The 1st wild thrush of fear , a poem by James Douglas ... more details
The name Grey Thrush can refer to several species of bird Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis of eastern Asia Grey Ground thrush Zoothera princei of Africa Grey Shrike thrush Colluricincla harmonica of Australasia disambig ... more details
Blackbird regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes familia thrushbird Turdidae genus Turdus genus authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 subdivision ... or omnivorous bird s in the genus Turdus of the thrushbirdthrush family Thrushbird Turdidae ... family thrushes turdidae True Thrush videos on the Internet Bird Collection Category Turdidae Category ... famous of which is the American Robin . Several species are bird migration migratory . While some species ..., Turdus merula maximus Chinese Blackbird, Turdus merula mandarinus Yemen Thrush , Turdus menachensis Olive Thrush , Turdus olivaceus Abyssinian Thrush , Turdus olivaceus abyssinicus Usambara Thrush, Turdus olivaceus abyssinicus roehli Karoo Thrush , Turdus olivaceus smithi Taita Thrush , Turdus helleri formerly in T. olivaceus Somali Thrush or Somali Blackbird, Turdus ludoviciae formerly in T. olivaceus Olivaceous Thrush , Turdus olivaceofuscus Comoro Thrush , Turdus bewsheri Kurrichane Thrush , Turdus libonyanus African Thrush , Turdus pelios African Bare eyed Thrush , Turdus tephronotus Grey backed Thrush , Turdus hortulorum Tickell s Thrush , Turdus unicolor Black breasted Thrush , Turdus dissimilis Japanese Thrush , Turdus cardis White collared Blackbird , Turdus albocinctus Ring Ouzel , Turdus torquatus Grey winged Blackbird , Turdus boulboul Island Thrush , Turdus poliocephalus Christmas Island Thrush , Turdus poliocephalus erythropleurus common Christmas Island endemic subspecies Norfolk Thrush , Turdus poliocephalus poliocephalus extinct c.1975 Mar Island Thrush, Turdus poliocephalus mareensis extinct early 20th century Lord Howe Island Thrush , Turdus poliocephalus vinitinctus extinct 1920s Lifou Island Thrush, Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri possibly extinct early 20th century? Chestnut Thrush , Turdus rubrocanus White backed Thrush , Turdus kessleri Grey sided Thrush , Turdus feae Eyebrowed Thrush , Turdus obscurus Pale Thrush , Turdus pallidus Brown headed Thrush ... more details
bird s in the genus Zoothera of the thrushbirdthrush family Turdidae . Two New World species traditionally regarded as Zoothera Varied Thrush and Aztec Thrush actually belong elsewhere in the thrush family. A group containing Siberian Thrush and the African species is not closely related to the other ... External links http ibc.lynxeds.com family thrushes turdidae Asian thrush videos on the Internet Bird ... Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes familia Turdidae ... 149 186. ref Species in taxonomic order Slaty backed Thrush , Zoothera schistacea Pied Thrush , Zoothera wardii Ashy Thrush , Zoothera cinerea Orange banded Thrush , Zoothera peronii Orange headed Thrush , Zoothera citrina Everett s Thrush , Zoothera everetti Spot winged Thrush , Zoothera spiloptera Sunda Thrush , Zoothera andromedae Plain backed Thrush , Zoothera mollissima Long tailed Thrush , Zoothera dixoni White s Thrush , Zoothera dauma Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush , Zoothera dauma imbricata Amami Thrush , Zoothera dauma major Horsfield s Thrush, Zoothera dauma horsfieldi Fawn breasted Thrush , Zoothera machiki Bassian Thrush , Zoothera lunulata Russet tailed Thrush , Zoothera heinei Choiseul Russet tailed Thrush, Zoothera heinei choiseuli probably extinct mid 20th century? New Britain Thrush , Zoothera talaseae San Cristobal Thrush , Zoothera margaretae Long billed Thrush , Zoothera monticola Dark sided Thrush , Zoothera marginata Bonin Thrush , Zoothera terrestris extinct c.1830s Traditional ... ground thrush es. Varied Thrush , Ixoreus naevius related to other new world genera. Aztec Thrush , Ridgwayia pinicola related to Hylocichla . Siberian Thrush , Zoothera sibirica Abyssinian Ground thrush , Zoothera piaggiae Kivu Ground thrush , Zoothera tanganjicae Crossley s Ground thrush , Zoothera crossleyi Orange Ground thrush , Zoothera gurneyi Black eared Ground thrush , Zoothera cameronensis Kibale Black eared Ground thrush, Zoothera cameronensis kibalensis possibly extinct late 20th century ... more details
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thrush , after the ThrushbirdThrush , a type of bird HMS Thrush 1806 6 was an 18 gun brig sloop , previously the Revenue brig Prince of Wales . She was renamed HMS Thrush in 1806, was used as a powder hulk ship hulk from 1809 and was wrecked in 1815 and subsequently sold. HMS Thrush 1856 6 was a Clown class gunboat Clown class screw gunboat launched in 1856 and broken up by 1864. HMS Thrush 1889 6 was a redbreast class gunboat Redbreast class first class gunboat launched in 1889. She was transferred to the Her Majesty s Coastguard Coastguard in 1906, used as a cable ship from 1915, a salvage ship from 1916 and was wrecked in 1917. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Thrush, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Taxobox name Rock thrushes image Monticola rupestris.jpg image caption Male Short toed Rock Thrush , Monticola brevipes image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes familia Muscicapidae genus Monticola genus authority Friedrich Boie F. Boie , 1822 subdivision ranks Species subdivision 13, see text synonyms Pseudocossyphus The rock thrushes , Monticola , are a genus of chat bird chat s, medium sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous songbird s. They were in former times placed in the thrush family biology family Turdidae but actually belong in the closely related Muscicapidae . All are Old World birds, and most are associated with mountainous regions. Three of the species are sometimes separated in Pseudocossyphus . Forest Rock Thrush , Monticola Pseudocossyphus sharpei Benson s Rock Thrush , Monticola Pseudocossyphus sharpei bensoni Amber Mountain Rock thrush Monticola Pseudocossyphus erythronotus Littoral Rock Thrush , Monticola Pseudocossyphus imerinus Cape Rock Thrush , Monticola rupestris Sentinel Rock Thrush , Monticola explorator Short toed Rock Thrush , Monticola brevipes Miombo Rock Thrush , Monticola angolensis Common Rock Thrush , Monticola saxatilis Little Rock Thrush , Monticola rufocinereus Blue capped Rock Thrush , Monticola cinclorhynchus White throated Rock Thrush , Monticola gularis Chestnut bellied Rock Thrush , Monticola rufiventris Blue Rock Thrush , Monticola solitarius External links commons category Monticola http ibc.lynxeds.com family thrushes turdidae Rock thrush videos on the Internet Bird Collection Category Monticola Category Chats muscicapidae stub br Savelleg ca Monticola es Monticola eo Rokturdoj fr Monticola it Monticola lt Akmeniniai strazdai hu Monticola nl Monticola pl Monticola pt Monticola fi Kivikkorastaat ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2009 Taxobox name Palm thrushes image Cichladusa guttata near Baringo Lake, Kenya 8.jpg image caption Spotted Morning thrush , Cichladusa guttata regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Muscicapidae genus Cichladusa genus authority Wilhelm Peters W. Peters , 1863 subdivision ranks Species subdivision See text. The palm thrushes are medium sized insectivorous bird s in the genus Cichladusa . They were formerly in the thrush bird thrush family Turdidae, but are more often now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher Muscicapidae. These are tropical African species which nest in palm tree s or buildings. Species Collared Palm thrush , Cichladusa arquata Rufous tailed Palm thrush , Cichladusa ruficauda Spotted Morning thrush , Cichladusa guttata DEFAULTSORT Palm Thrush Category Cichladusa Category Genera of birds Muscicapidae stub ca Cichladusa es Cichladusa eo Palmoturdoj fr Cichladusa sw Madende nl Cichladusa pl Cichladusa ru fi Palmutaskut ... more details
Taxobox name Taita Thrush status CR status system IUCN3.1 trend down regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes familia Thrushbird Turdidae genus Turdus species T. helleri binomial Turdus helleri binomial authority Edgar Alexander Mearns Mearns , 1913 The Taita Thrush Turdus helleri , also known as Taita Olive Thrush or Heller s Ground Thrush , is a critically endangered bird from the family of Thrushbird thrushes Thrushbird Turdidae , endemic to the Taita Hills in Kenya . Description The Taita Thrush was previously classified as subspecies of the Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus , but it is regarded as distinct species since 1985. It reaches a length between 20 to 22 centimetres. Head, breast and upperparts are coloured darkly. The underparts are white and the flanks have a rufous hue. The eyes and the bill exhibit a pale orange coloration. It was named after zoologist Edmund Heller 1875 1939 a workmate of the American ornithologist Edgar Alexander Mearns 1856 1916 who described this species scientifically in 1913. Distribution The Taita Thrush is restricted to four severely fragmented forest parcels in the Taita Hills in Kenya. These are Mbololo with circa 200 ha, Ngangao with circa 92 ha, Chawia with circa 50 ha and Yale with 2 ha. Ecology It is restricted to montane moist forests. Though its natural habitat where it is occurred was severely logged in the past it is avoided forests with secondary growth, shrub vegetation, and cultivated areas. Despite of extensive research only a very few migrations were determined between the fragmented populations. External links http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 6384&m 0 Birdlife factsheet Turdus helleri Engl. http webhost.ua.ac.be deco uploads files THBP final report.pdf Taita Hills Biodiversity Project Report pdf., Engl. http www.bird stamps.org images stamps details kenya 0305255.jpg Taita thrush illustrated on a stamp Category Turdidae ... more details
Taxobox name Black Thrush status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Turdidae genus Turdus species T. infuscatus binomial Turdus infuscatus binomial authority Fr d ric de Lafresnaye Lafresnaye , 1844 The Black Thrush Turdus infuscatus is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It was formerly known as the Black Robin . It is found in El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , and Mexico . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest . References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 51614 all Turdus infuscatus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. Category Turdus Category Birds of El Salvador Thrush, Black Category Birds of Guatemala Thrush, Black Category Birds of Honduras Thrush, Black Category Birds of Mexico Thrush, Black Category Animals described in 1844 Turdidae stub az Turdus infuscatus es Turdus infuscatus fr Merle enfum sv Svarttrast ... more details
Taxobox name Aztec Thrush image Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola in tree.jpg image caption Digiscoping Digiscoped in Madera Canyon , Arizona status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes subordo Songbird Passeri familia Thrushbird Turdidae genus Ridgwayia genus authority Leonhard Hess Stejneger Stejneger , 1883 species R. pinicola binomial Ridgwayia pinicola binomial authority Sclater, 1859 The Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola or Zoothera pinicola is a species of bird in the Thrushbird Turdidae family. It is found mainly in Mexico , but Vagrancy biology vagrants are occasionally seen in the United States . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest s. References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 51544 all Zoothera pinicola . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. Category Turdidae Category Birds of Mexico Thrush, Aztec Category Animals described in 1859 Category Monotypic bird genera Turdidae stub eo Azteka turdo fr Grive azt que hu Azt k f ldirig nl Ridgwayia ... more details
Taxobox name Ecuadorian Thrush status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Turdus maculirostris NW Ecuador 6.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo passerine Passeriformes familia thrushbird Turdidae genus Turdus species T. maculirostris binomial Turdus maculirostris binomial authority Hans von Berlepsch Berlepsch and W adys aw Taczanowski Taczanowski 1883 synonyms Turdus nudigenis maculirostris The Ecuadorian Thrush , Turdus maculirostris , is a resident bird found in western South America in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru . It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Bare eyed Thrush Yellow eyed Thrush , Turdus nudigenis , but has a narrower eyering, and is widely separated in range. The habitat of this thrushbirdthrush is woodland, and forest edges and clearings, up to 2000 metres. Description The Ecuadorian Thrush is 21.5 23 cm long. It is plain olive brown above paler than Bare eyed and a paler brown below. The throat is brown streaked off white, and the lower belly is whitish. It has a narrow yellow eye ring. Sexes are similar, but young birds are flecked above and spotted below. There are no subspecies. Behaviour The nest is a lined bulky cup of twigs low in a tree. The only known clutch was of three reddish blotched blue eggs. The Ecuadorian Thrush feeds in trees on fruit , berry berries and some insect s and earthworm s. It is a shy species, and may be largely crepuscular. It is normally alone or in pairs, but may congregate in fruiting trees, often with Plumbeous backed Thrush . References Clement and Hathaway Thrushes ISBN 0 7136 3940 7 Category Turdus Category Birds of South America Category Birds of Ecuador Category Birds of Peru az Turdus maculirostris es Turdus maculirostris fr Merle d quateur sv Ecuadortrast ... more details
Taxobox name Cinclosoma image Cinclosoma castanotum.jpg image caption Chestnut Quail thrush regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Cinclosomatidae genus Cinclosoma genus authority Nicholas Aylward Vigors Vigors & Thomas Horsfield Horsfield , 1827 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Cinclosoma punctatum Cinclosoma castanotum Cinclosoma castaneothorax Cinclosoma cinnamomeum Cinclosoma ajax A quail thrush is a bird of the genus Cinclosoma , which contains five species. Quail thrushes are in a different family from quail s and thrushbirdthrush es, though they have characteristics of both. clarify date March 2012 The genus is found in Australia and New Guinea in a variety of habitats ranging from rainforest to deserts. The genus is closely related to the jewel babbler s of New Guinea. Seven species are currently recognised. ref cite doi 10.1016 j.ympev.2011.09.026 ref Species Genus Cinclosoma Painted Quail thrush , Cinclosoma ajax Spotted Quail thrush , Cinclosoma punctatum Chestnut backed Quail thrush , Cinclosoma castanotum Chestnut breasted Quail thrush , Cinclosoma castaneothorax Western Quail thrush , Cinclosoma marginatum Nullarbor Quail thrush , Cinclosoma alisteri Cinnamon Quail thrush , Cinclosoma cinnamomeum References reflist Del Hoyo , J. Elliot, A. & Christie D. editors . 2007 . Handbook of the Birds of the World . Volume 12 Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978 84 96553 42 2 Category Cinclosomatidae Category Genera of birds Cinclosomatidae stub ca Tord guatlla nl Cinclosoma pl Cinclosoma fi Viiri istimalit ... more details
eats berries and some seeds. The male Varied Thrush is a striking bird, and is virtually unmistakable ... naevia downloaded 12 May 2006 wikispecies Zoothera naevia Commons Zoothera naevia Varied Thrush External links http audubon print.com mountain mocking bird and varied thrush.html Mountain Mocking Bird and Varied Thrush by John Audubon http vireo.acnatsci.org search.html?Form Search&SEARCHBY Common&KEYWORDS ...Taxobox name Varied Thrush status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Zoothera naevia 31224.JPG image caption Male regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Turdidae genus Ixoreus genus authority Charles Lucien Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1854 species I. naevius binomial Ixoreus naevius binomial authority Johann Friedrich Gmelin Gmelin , 1789 synonyms Zoothera naevia The Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius or Zoothera naevia is a member of the Thrushbirdthrush family Turdidae. It breeds in western North America from Alaska to northern California . It is bird migration migratory ... mutation causes the colour variation also affects the navigational abilities of this thrush. A variant morphed white Varied Thrush was photographed February 1, 2012 Sequim, Washington, by Don Wallace ... br clear all Photos gallery File varied thrush.jpg Varied thrush, Bellevue, WA, USA File ... All&RESULTS 24 Varied Thrush photo galley VIREO includes picture of bluish gray egg clutch eggs clutch Category Zoothera Category Native birds of Alaska Thrush, Varied Category Birds of Canada Thrush, Varied Category Native birds of Western Canada Thrush, Varied Category Birds of the United States Thrush, Varied Category Native birds of the Western United States Thrush, Varied Category Native birds of the Pacific region U.S. Thrush, Varied Category Birds of Mexico Thrush, Varied Category Birds of Baja Peninsula Mexico Thrush, Varied Category Western North American migratory birds Thrush, Varied Category Monotypic bird genera br Drask kolier louet de Halsbanddrossel eo Nigroran a turdo fr Grive ... more details
Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo passerine Passeriformes familia thrushbird Turdidae genus ... Forest , Florida 2008 The Hermit Thrush is the List of U.S. state birds state bird of Vermont . Walt Whitman construes the Hermit Thrush as a symbol of the American voice, poetic and otherwise, in his ... , 1811 synonyms Hylocichla guttata The Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus is a medium sized North America n Thrushbirdthrush . It is not very closely related to the other North American bird migration migrant species of Catharus , but rather to the Mexico Mexican Russet Nightingale thrush . ref Winker ... western birds are more grey brown. Behaviour File Hermit Thrush in winter.jpg thumb left ... . ref http www.allaboutbirds.org guide hermit thrush id Hermiut Thrush , All about Birds ref Although ... The Hermit Thrush s song ref cite web url http www.geocities.com birdwatchernj birdsongs thrush hermit 837.wav title Hermit Thrush Song accessdate 2008 07 26 format WAV archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20071031084720 http www.geocities.com birdwatchernj birdsongs thrush hermit 837.wav archivedate ... Thrush ref cite web url http www.poets.org viewmedia.php prmMID 15322 title A Hermit Thrush ... by the American poet Amy Clampitt . A Hermit Thrush appears in the fifth section What the Thunder Said of the T. S. Eliot poem The Waste Land . Former Canadian indie rock band Thrush Hermit took ... and Dispatch band Hermit Thrush . The song of the Hermit Thrush is audible in the Garden stage of Super ... DOI 10.1642 0004 8038 2006 123 1052 SMSAMC 2.0.CO 2 http www.uaf.edu museum bird personnel KWinker ... guttatus http www.mbr pwrc.usgs.gov id framlst i7590id.html Hermit Thrush Catharus guttarus USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter http www.birds.cornell.edu AllAboutBirds BirdGuide Hermit Thrush.html Hermit Thrush Species Account Cornell Lab of Ornithology http sdakotabirds.com species hermit thrush info.htm Hermit Thrush Information South Dakota Birds and Birding DEFAULTSORT Thrush ... more details
Taxobox name Olive Thrush image Turdus olivaceus00.jpg image caption center Turdus olivaceus center center adult center status LC status system IUCN3.1 trend regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes familia Turdidae genus Turdus species T. olivaceus binomial Turdus olivaceus binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1766 Image Olive Thrush RWD.jpg left thumb Plettenberg Bay, South Africa The Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus is, in its range, one of the most common members of the thrushbirdthrush family Turdidae . It occurs in east African highlands from Eritrea and Ethiopia in north to the Cape of Good Hope in south. It is a bird of forest and woodland, but has locally adapted to parks and large gardens in suburban areas. It can reach a length of 24 cm and a mass of at least 101 grams. The tail and the upperparts are coloured dull olive brown. The belly is white and the rest of the underparts have an orange hue. The throat is speckled with white spots. It can be found in evergreen forests, parks, and gardens. Its diet consists of earthworm s, insect s, snail s, fruit s, and spiders. In southern Africa alone, there are five subspecies which differ mainly in the relative amounts of white, orange and brown on the underparts T. o. swynnertoni , T. o. transvaalensis , T. o. olivaceus , T. o. pondonensis , and T. o. culminans . The Karoo Thrush Turdus smithi , the Somali Thrush Turdus ludoviciae and the Taita Thrush Turdus helleri are variously included as subspecies of the Olive Thrush or considered separate species, of which ... are sometimes regarded as one Northern Olive Thrush or Mountain Thrush, T. abyssinicus or several separate species Abyssinian Thrush , T. abyssinicus , Oldean s Thrush, T. oldeani and Roehl s Usambara Thrush, T. roehli . The female builds a cup nest, typically 2 to 9 m above the ground in a tree ... olivaceus http www.answers.com topic olive thrush The Olive Thrush at www.answers.com Category Turdidae ... more details
Taxobox name Abyssinian Thrush image African mountain thrush1.jpg image caption In Debre Berhan , Ethiopia status regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Turdidae genus Turdus species T. olivaceus binomial Turdus abyssinicus binomial authority synonyms The Abyssinian Thrush or African Mountain Thrush Turdus abyssinicus is a passerine bird in the Turdidae family. It has recently been split ref cite web title IOC World Bird Name version 2.4 date 2010 url http www.worldbirdnames.org n sugarbirds.html Footnotes 56 accessdate 9 April 2010 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20100324114958 http www.worldbirdnames.org n sugarbirds.html archivedate 24 March 2010 DASHBot deadurl no ref from the Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus , Usambara Thrush Turdus roehli and Taita Thrush Turdus helleri on genetics genetic differences. Their ranges do not overlap. The southern and northern populations may be distinct species. The Abyssinian Thrush is found in eastern Africa from Eritrea in the north to Mozambique in the south. ref name Sinclair440 Harvnb Sinclair Ryan 2003 p 440 ref It is found in forests, suburban parks and gardens, and plantations. Description Image african mountain thrush2.jpg left thumb In Debre Berhan , Ethiopia . It is convert 22 cm in long. This variable forest thrush is generally darker than the African Thrush and has an orange not yellow bill. It is also darker than the Kurrichane Thrush and has no malar stripes. Generally the birds get darker at higher altitudes. ref name Sinclair440 Harvnb Sinclair Ryan 2003 p 440 ref References reflist colwidth 25em Works cited cite book last Sinclair first Ian last2 Ryan first2 Peter year 2003 title Birds of Africa south of the Sahara publisher Struik location Cape Town ref harv Category Turdus Turdidae stub fr Merle abyssinien sv Abessinsk trast ... more details
Taxobox name Yemen Thrush status VU status system IUCN3.1 trend down regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes familia Turdidae genus Turdus species T. menachensis binomial Turdus menachensis binomial authority William Robert Ogilvie Grant Ogilvie Grant , 1913 Image Turdus menachensisVC s.jpg thumb left alt The range of the Yemen Thrush Distribution Map for Turdus menachensis The Yemen Thrush Turdus menachensis is a Middle Eastern member of the thrushbirdthrush family Turdidae. References IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 22517 title Turdus menachensis downloaded 11 May 2006 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used External links ARKive http www.arkive.org species GES birds Turdus menachensis images and movies of the Yemen thrush Turdus menachensis http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 6385&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet Category Turdidae Turdidae stub az Turdus menachensis fr Merle du Y men hu Jemeni rig sv Jementrast zh ... more details
Taxobox name Karoo Thrush image Turdus smithi Karoo Thrush on lawn crop .jpg image caption Adult status trend regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes familia Turdidae genus Turdus species T. smithi binomial Turdus smithi binomial authority Charles Lucien Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1850 The Karoo Thrush Turdus smithi 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 Hybrid biology hybridize , but is increasingly treated as a separate species. 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 orange bill, its longer wings, and its greyer flanks. It occurs in South Africa Namaqualand Little Namaqualand , Karoo and Northern Cape , Free State South African province Free State , Gauteng , Limpopo , Mpumalanga and part of the North West Province South Africa North West Province . External links http eprints.ru.ac.za 161 01 Bonnevie MSc.pdf The biology of suburban Olive Thrushes Turdus olivaceus olivaceus in the Eastern Cape, South Africa http www.birdinfo.co.za landbirds 21 olive karoo thrush 20id.htm Olive Karoo Thrush identification http www.birdsinsa.com birds turdussmithi.htm Birds of Southern Africa Karoo Thrush Category Turdidae Category Birds of South Africa Turdidae stub eo Karua turdo fr Merle du Karoo sv Karootrast ... more details
Taxobox name African Thrush image Africanthrush.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Turdidae genus Turdus species T. pelios binomial Turdus pelios binomial authority Charles Lucien Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1850 The African Thrush Turdus pelios is a passerine bird in the thrushbirdthrush family Turdidae. It is common in well wooded areas over much of sub Sahara n Africa . Populations are resident. African Thrushes are omnivorous , eating a wide range of insect s, earthworm s and berries. They nest in bushes or similar. They do not form flocks. Sexes of this large thrush are similar with soft brown upperparts, brown underparts and a yellow bill. References FieldianaZool34 35. commonscat Turdus pelios IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 51584 title Turdus pelios downloaded 12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern Category Turdidae az Afrika qaratoyu u es Turdus pelios fr Merle africain hu Afrikai rig pt Tordo africano sv Aftontrast ... more details
Taxobox image Turdus unicolor.jpg image caption Tickell s Thrush status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Turdidae genus Turdus species T. unicolor binomial Turdus unicolor binomial authority Samuel Tickell Tickell , 1833 Tickell s Thrush Turdus unicolor is a passerine bird in the thrushbirdthrush family Turdidae . It is common in open forest in the Himalaya , and migrates seasonally into peninsular India . Males of this small thrush have uniform blue grey upperparts, and a whitish belly and vent. Females and young birds have browner upperparts. Populations move further south in India in winter. Tickell s Thrushes are omnivorous , eating a wide range of insect s, earthworm s and Berry berries . They nest in bushes or similar. They do not form flocks. References BulletinOfTheBritishOrnithologistsClub128 70. IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 51590 title Turdus unicolor downloaded 12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern turdidae stub Category Turdus Category Birds of Asia az Turdus unicolor br Drask Himalaya eo Unukolora turdo fr Merle unicolore pt Tordo unicolor fi Intianrastas sv Gr trast ... more details
are confined to single islands or countries. Species Sri Lanka Whistling thrush , Myophonus blighi , found on Sri Lanka Shiny Whistling thrush , Myophonus melanurus , Sumatra Chestnut winged Whistling thrush , Myophonus castaneus , Sumatra Javan Whistling thrush Myophonus glaucinus , Java Bornean Whistling thrush Myophonus borneensis , Borneo Malayan Whistling thrush , Myophonus robinsoni , peninsular Malaysia Malabar Whistling thrush , Myophonus horsfieldii , peninsular India Formosan Whistling thrush or Taiwan Whistling thrush, Myophonus insularis , Taiwan Blue Whistling thrush ... winged were formerly lumped as Sunda Whistling thrush, but split by Collar 2004 . Habits File ... more details
Taxobox name Amami Thrush regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Turdidae genus Zoothera species Z. major binomial Zoothera major binomial authority Ogawa taxonomy Ogawa , 1905 The Amami Thrush , Zoothera major , is a member of the ThrushbirdThrush family Turdidae. It is endemic to the islands of Amami shima and Kakeroma island in the northern Ry ky Islands Nansei Islands of Japan . This large 30cm , heavily patterned thrush is similar in appearance to the White s Thrush . It has warm olive brown to buff upperparts and whitish underparts with heavy black scaling. It has twelve tail feather s. The White s Thrush is smaller and has fourteen tail feathers. It has a cheerful song similar to the Siberian Thrush . Its breeding habitat ecology habitat is mature subtropical broadleaved evergreen forest around humid valleys. Its diet includes invertebrate s and fruit . It breeds in May and June, laying 3 4 Egg biology egg s. This bird is critically Endangered species endangered due to forest clearance. The current population is estimated at less than sixty. Areas of forest have been protected by the government primarily for the conservation of this species and the Lidth s Jay . The breeding population is estimated by Amami Ornithologists Club NPO, Japan all over the island every late March since 1999. The total number of singing birds, which may be territory holders, counted were more than 162 in 2006. Taxonomic note Since 2006 this taxon is no longer recognised by BirdLife International . It has been lumped into Zoothera dauma following Collar 2004 . As a subspecies its conservation status is no longer classified. External links http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 6331&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet Category Zoothera Category Birds of Japan Turdidae stub fr Grive d Amami ja ... more details
Taxobox name White s Thrush status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Zoothera dauma Ang Khang.jpg image width 240px image caption Zoothera dauma aurea regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Turdidae genus Zoothera species Z. dauma binomial Zoothera dauma binomial authority John Latham ornithologist Latham , 1790 synonyms Geocichla horsfieldi File GeocichlaHorsfieldiKeulemans.jpg thumb right Subspecies Z. d. horsfieldi , Horsfield s Thrush illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans Keulemans , 1881 The White s Thrush or Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma is a member of the Thrushbirdthrush family Turdidae. It was named after the English naturalist Gilbert White . Distribution ... in flight is the black band on the white underwings, a feature shared with Siberian Thrush . The male ... White s Thrush , including the questionable subspecies Z. d. toratugumi , is the migratory Siberian and north east Asian form. Z. d. dauma Scaly Thrush breeds in the Himalaya and migrates to the foothills in winter. Z. d. horsfieldi Horsfield s Thrush is resident in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra , Java , Bali , Lombok and Sumbawa . Z. d. neilgherriensis Nilgiri Thrush is resident in the hills of southwest India . Z. d. imbricata Sri Lanka Thrush is endemic to the hills of Sri Lanka and is particularly distinctive, being smaller, long billed and rufous below. Z. d. major Amami Thrush .... The Fawn breasted Thrush Z. machiki of Indonesia and the Bassian Thrush Z. lunulata and Russet tailed Thrush Z. heinei of Australia were also included in Z. dauma in the past. Behaviour White s Thrush is very secretive, preferring dense cover. It nests in trees, laying three or four dull ... Indonesian thrushes.pdf Species limits in some Indonesian thrushes , Forktail , 20 71 87. Internet Bird Collection. http ibc.lynxeds.com species common scaly thrush zoothera dauma Common Scaly Thrush ... http www.vogelringschier.nl engoudlijster.html White s Thrush caught at the birdringgingstation at Schiermonnikoog ... more details
Thrush videos on the Internet Bird Collection http www.bird stamps.org cspecies 13813900.htm Stamps ...Taxobox name Austral Thrush status LC status system IUCN3.1 image TurdusMagellanicusKeulemans.jpg image caption Magellan Thrush, illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans Keulemans , 1881 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes familia Turdidae genus Turdus species T. falcklandii binomial Turdus falcklandii binomial authority Jean Ren Constant Quoy Quoy & Joseph Paul Gaimard Gaimard , 1824 subspecies See text The Austral Thrush , Turdus falcklandii , is a medium sized thrushbirdthrush from southern South America . There are two subspecies , the Magellan Thrush T. f. magellanicus from south Argentina and south and central Chile , and the Falkland Thrush T. f. falcklandii from the Falkland Islands . Overview The Austral Thrush is similar to the European Common Blackbird Blackbird , also of the genus Turdus , with a yellow bill and feet, a dark brown head, back and wings and paler underparts. The smaller T. f. magellanicus is more olive below, while in T. f. falcklandii the underside tends towards ochre. Both subspecies have streaked throats. In Chile and Argentina the Austral Thrush lives in a variety of habitats from Nothofagus forests to agricultural lands and even gardens. On the Falkland Islands it makes use of human altered habitat as well but is most numerous in Tussock grass tussac grasses near beaches. File TurdusFalklandicusKeulemans.jpg thumb left Falkland Thrush, illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans Keulemans , 1881 References WilsonBull116 347. IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 51623 title Turdus falcklandii downloaded 12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least ... All&SEX All&ACT All&Search Search&VIEW All&ORIENTATION All&RESULTS 24 Austral Thrush photo gallery ... falcklandii fr Merle austral simple Austral thrush sv Sydtrast ... more details
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