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;[[:Category:Turdus|Turdus]] menachensis
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
23cm'''Male''' - olive-brown above, paler and greyer below, dark narrow streaks radiating across buff-grey chin and throat onto the breast, orange-yellow bill, flesh-coloured to yellow legs, orange underwing-coverts'''Female''' - similar, paler overall, buff below with dark shaft streaks on the belly and flanks, duller-coloured bill.
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23cm<br />
 
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'''Male'''
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*Olive-brown upperparts
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*Paler and greyer underparts
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*Dark narrow streaks on buff-grey chin, throat and breast
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*Orange-yellow bill
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*Flesh-coloured to yellow legs
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*Orange underwing-coverts<br />
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'''Female''': similar but paler overall
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*Buff underparts
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*Dark belly and flank streaks
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
South-western [[Saudi Arabia]] and western [[Yemen]].
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[[Middle East]]: found in the mountains of south-western [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Yemen]].
 
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
This is a monotypic species.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Mountainous areas with a dense cover of native trees and shrubs including woodlands, thickets, copses, orchards and large gardens.
 
Mountainous areas with a dense cover of native trees and shrubs including woodlands, thickets, copses, orchards and large gardens.
 
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
Its nest is firm cup made of dry grass, small twigs, moss and thin bark strips, with a mud interior lined with fine grass and rootlets. 1-3 eggs are laid.
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====Breeding====
 
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The cup nest made of dry grass, twigs, moss and thin strips of bark. The mud interior is lined with fine grass and rootlets. The clutch consists of 1-3 eggs.
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====Diet====
 
The diet includes invertebrates such as snails, and fruits.
 
The diet includes invertebrates such as snails, and fruits.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#ArKive
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Turdus+menachensis}}
 
{{GSearch|Turdus+menachensis}}

Revision as of 21:25, 21 October 2010

Turdus menachensis

Identification

23cm
Male

  • Olive-brown upperparts
  • Paler and greyer underparts
  • Dark narrow streaks on buff-grey chin, throat and breast
  • Orange-yellow bill
  • Flesh-coloured to yellow legs
  • Orange underwing-coverts

Female: similar but paler overall

  • Buff underparts
  • Dark belly and flank streaks

Distribution

Middle East: found in the mountains of south-western Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Mountainous areas with a dense cover of native trees and shrubs including woodlands, thickets, copses, orchards and large gardens.

Behaviour

Breeding

The cup nest made of dry grass, twigs, moss and thin strips of bark. The mud interior is lined with fine grass and rootlets. The clutch consists of 1-3 eggs.

Diet

The diet includes invertebrates such as snails, and fruits.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. ArKive

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