Bare-eyed Thrush - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: African Bare-eyed Thrush

Disambiguation: for the Bare-eyed Thrush found in the Americas, Turdus nudigenis, see Spectacled Thrush

Photo by Mike Barth
Ethiopia, September 2016

Turdus tephronotus

Identification

Length 20 cm. Brownish-grey above; blackish speckles on throat, pale grey breast and rufous belly. The orange-yellow patch of bare skin around the eye is diagnostic.

Distribution

Eastern Africa: found in the arid lowlands of Ethiopia and Somalia to Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Arid lowlands, agricultural fields, dry savanna and dry shrubland.

Behaviour

Fairly inconspicuous, although locally common. The diet includes fruit.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bare-eyed Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bare-eyed_Thrush

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