African ground thrush
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African ground thrushes are a number of species of thrush in the genus Zoothera. They are now thought to be a group less closely related to the Asian members of the genus. They are forest-dwelling, foraging near the ground, and the sexes are alike.[1]
Species in taxonomic order
- Abyssinian ground thrush, Zoothera piaggiae
- Kivu ground thrush, Zoothera tanganjicae
- Crossley's ground thrush, Zoothera crossleyi
- Orange ground thrush, Zoothera gurneyi
- Black-eared ground thrush, Zoothera cameronensis
- Kibale black-eared ground thrush, Zoothera cameronensis kibalensis - possibly extinct (late 20th century?)
- Grey ground thrush, Zoothera princei
- Spotted ground thrush, Zoothera guttata - formerly Z. fischeri
- Oberländer's ground thrush, Zoothera oberlaenderi
- Buru thrush, Zoothera dumasi
- Chestnut-capped thrush, Zoothera interpres
- Red-backed thrush, Zoothera erythronota
- Red-and-black thrush, Zoothera mendeni
- Peleng red-and-black thrush, Zoothera mendeni mendeni - extinct (mid-20th century)
- Chestnut-backed thrush, Zoothera dohertyi
References
- ↑ Birds of Africa south of the Sahara, Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan, 2003, Struik Publishers, ISBN 1-86872-857-9
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