Groundscraper Thrush

Turdus litsitsirupa - Merle litsitsirupa Grive litsitsirupa

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Turdidés
Genus
:
Turdus
Species
:
litsitsirupa

Descriptor

Smith, A, 1836

Biometrics

Size
: 22 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 67 à 84 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Groundscraper Thrush (Turdus litsitsirupa) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Turdus litsitsirupa litsitsirupa (c Namibia and s Zambia to n South Africa and s Mozambique)
Turdus litsitsirupa pauciguttatus (s Angola and n Namibia to w Zimbabwe)
Turdus litsitsirupa stierlingi (c Angola to Tanzania)

Foreign names

Merle litsitsirupa,
Zorzal litsitsirupa,
tordo-de-peito-malhado,
Akaziendrossel,
akácia rigó,
Acacialijster,
Tordo grattaterra,
jordtrast,
Marktrost,
drozd akáciový,
drozd pruholící,
Opret Jorddrossel,
pöyhijärastas,
Gevlekte Lyster,
griva africana,
drozd kroplisty,
Дрозд-землекоп,
ウタツグミモドキ,
非洲地鸫,
草原寬鶇,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Plantations, Rural Gardens

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

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Illustration

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Sources of information

Vol. 10 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-David Christie
Thrushes, Peter Clement and Ren Hathway
Avibase, Lepage Denis
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest