African Thrush

African Thrush

Taxobox
name = African Thrush



status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Turdidae
genus = "Turdus"
species = "T. pelios"
binomial = "Turdus pelios"
binomial_authority = Bonaparte, 1850

The African Thrush ("Turdus pelios") is a passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is common in well-wooded areas over much of sub-Saharan Africa. Populations are resident.

African Thrushes are omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms 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

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern


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