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 EN    Spotted Ground-thrush* Id (Atlas):
    Geokichla guttata

Description (10)
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Other Scientific Names
Turdus fischeri [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Zoothera fischeri [Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993)], Geokichla guttata

Other Names (World)
Spotted Ground-Thrush, Fischer's Ground-thrush (fischeri), Spotted Ground Thrush

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
19 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vigors, 1831)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and dry forest. From sea-level - 1,750 m.

Range (Guide)
Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B), Kenya (NB), Malawi (B) (NB), South Africa (B) (NB), Sudan (B), Tanzania [United Republic of] (B) (NB) (P).

Unknown to Mozambique.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Seeds, fruits, insects and their larvae, land molluscs.

Voice
Song is loud, beautiful, with short, flutey phrases of 4-5 notes. A drawn-out 'sreee' call.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (21)...)

 
Spotted Ground Thrush (Geokichla guttata) [XC524836]
     by Daniel Danckwerts from Dlinza Forest, Eshowe, South Africa (song)

 
Spotted Ground Thrush (Geokichla guttata) [XC593977]
     by Peter Boesman from UMlalazi Local Municipality (near Eshowe), (South) Uthungulu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (song)

Subspecies
Taxonomic history complex, as has frequently been referred to as Turdus fischeri. Birds in north of range of nominate subspecies suggested as belonging to subspecies belcheri, but recent reassessment supports current arrangement.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

  • maxis (Nikolaus, 1982)   -  Lotti Forest, in southern Sudan.
  • lippensi (Prigogine & Louette, 1984)   -  South-eastern DRCongo.
  • fischeri (Hellmayr, 1901)   -  Southern Tanzania (probably also north-eastern Mozambique). Non-breeding north to coastal Kenya.
  • belcheri (Benson, 1950)   -  Thyolo and Soche Mts, in southern Malawi.
  • guttata (Vigors, 1831)   -  Eastern South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal south to eastern Cape).


Similar Species
Groundscraper Thrush (Psophocichla litsitsirupa) which is larger, more upright, lacks wing-bars, and does not occur in forest.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Spotted Ground-thrush (Geokichla guttata) - 10 files


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