Karoo thrush
| Karoo thrush | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Turdus |
| Species: | T. smithi
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
Gallery
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Egg -
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Juvenile -
Adult showing grey flank (yellow in olive thrush)
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References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 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 Thrush
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