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'''Alternative name: African Bare-eyed Thrush'''<br /> | '''Alternative name: African Bare-eyed Thrush'''<br /> | ||
− | '''Disambiguation''': for the Bare-eyed Thrush found in the Americas, ''Turdus nudigenis'', see [[ | + | '''Disambiguation''': for the Bare-eyed Thrush found in the Americas, ''Turdus nudigenis'', see [[Spectacled Thrush]] |
[[Image:Bare-eyed_Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}} <br /> Malindi, [[Kenya]], May 2006]] | [[Image:Bare-eyed_Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}} <br /> Malindi, [[Kenya]], May 2006]] | ||
;[[: Category:Turdus|Turdus]] tephronotus | ;[[: Category:Turdus|Turdus]] tephronotus |
Revision as of 19:42, 24 April 2011
Alternative name: African Bare-eyed Thrush
Disambiguation: for the Bare-eyed Thrush found in the Americas, Turdus nudigenis, see Spectacled Thrush
- 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
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Arid lowlands, agricultural fields, dry savanna and dry shrubland.
Behaviour
Fairly inconspicuous, although locally common. The diet includes fruit.
References
- 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.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bare-eyed Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bare-eyed_Thrush