African Thrush

Turdus pelios - Merle africain

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Turdidés
Genus
:
Turdus
Species
:
pelios

Descriptor

Bonaparte, 1850

Biometrics

Size
: 23 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 46 à 72 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

African Thrush (Turdus pelios) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.

Subspecific information 9 subspecies

Turdus pelios pelios (e Cameroon to Sudan, Eritrea and e Ethiopia)
Turdus pelios chiguancoides (Senegal to n Ghana)
Turdus pelios saturatus (w Ghana to Cameroon, Congo and Gabon)
Turdus pelios nigrilorum (Mt. Cameroon. sw Cameroon.)
Turdus pelios poensis (Bioko I.)
Turdus pelios bocagei (w DRCongo and w Angola)
Turdus pelios centralis (e Congo and s Central African Republic to s Ethiopia, w Kenya, and nw Tanzania)
Turdus pelios graueri (e DRCongo, Burundi, Rwanda and w Tanzania)
Turdus pelios stormsi (se DRCongo, e Angola and n Zambia)

Foreign names

Merle africain,
Zorzal africano,
tordo-africano,
Afrikadrossel,
afrikai rigó,
Pelioslijster,
Tordo africano,
aftontrast,
Landsbytrost,
drozd spevavý,
drozd africký,
Afrikansk Drossel,
afrikanlaulurastas,
merla africana,
drozd żółtodzioby,
Западноафриканский дрозд,
アフリカツグミ,
非洲鸫,
aftontrast,
非洲鶇,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest