Black-eared Ground Thrush - BirdForum Opus

Geokichla camaronensis

Includes Kibale Ground-Thrush

Identification

16·5–18 cm (6½-7 in)

• Two broad dark bars on pale face
• Two pale wing bars
• Chestnut-orange underparts
• Small bill

Similar Species

Orange Ground Thrush

Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Uganda

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Zoothera.

The Kibale Ground-Thrush Geokichla kibalensis is sometimes split from this species.^[2]

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• G. c. camaronensis:

• Lowland forests of Cameroon and Gabon

• G. c. graueri:

• Lowland forests of north-eastern Zaire and western Uganda

Habitat

Lowland primary and transition forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of invertebrates and insects, such as small snails, ants, beetles and cockroaches.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-eared Ground Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-eared_Ground_Thrush

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