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- Turdus libonyana
Identification
Pale grey upper parts, throat pale buff, malar region heavily streaked dark brown. Upper breast brown, grading to orange on sides of breast and flanks; belly and vent white. Bill, eye-ring, legs and feet orange.
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Swaziland
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- T. l. verreauxi:
- T. l. libonyanus:
- Eastern Botswana to Transvaal and northern Cape Province
- T. l. peripheris:
- Southern Mozambique (Maputo) to Natal and south-eastern Swaziland
- T. l. tropicalis:
- South-eastern Zaire to Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Habitat
Thornveld, open wodland, and parks and gardens
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Kurrichane Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Kurrichane_Thrush