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Turdus menachensis

[edit] 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.

[edit] Distribution

South-western Saudi Arabia and western Yemen.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.¹

[edit] Habitat

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

[edit] 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.

The diet includes invertebrates such as snails, and fruits.

[edit] References

1. 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. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.

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