Sao Tome Thrush (Turdus olivaceofuscus)

Other Names (World)
Sao Tome Thrush, Olivaceous Thrush, Gulf of Guinea Thrush

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
24 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hartlaub, 1852

Habitat
Primary and secondary forest, cocoa plantations with Erythrina shade trees, orchards, gardens and coffee plantations, dry woodland in savanna and cloudforest. From sea-level - 2,024 m.

Range (Guide)

Sao Tome e Principe.

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

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2011) and decreasing.

Status LC
Habitat destruction and degradation through expansion of oil palm cultivation, a growing human population, clearance of trees, road developments giving increasing access to previously remote areas, nests predation by Brown Rats Rattus norvegicus, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Invertebrates and fruit.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

Sao Tome Thrush (Turdus olivaceofuscus) [XC348491]
by Philippe Verbelen from Bom Successo, Sao Tome, Sao Tome (call)

Sao Tome Thrush (Turdus olivaceofuscus) [XC348547]
by Philippe Verbelen from Cau\u00e9, S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9, Sao Tome (song)

Nest
A bulky cup of mixed dry plant matter and mud, usually situated 0.5 - 4 m above the ground in dense vegetation.

Subspecies
Turdus olivaceofuscus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993; Dowsett and Forbes-Watson 1993) has been split into Sao Tome Thrush (Turdus olivaceofuscus) and Principe Thrush (Turdus xanthorhynchus) by the BirdLife Taxonomic Working Group following Melo et al. (2010).

Has been thought to be closely related to Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus), Taita Thrush (Turdus helleri), Somali Thrush (Turdus ludoviciae) and Comoro Thrush (Turdus bewsheri). Subspecies xanthorhynchus morphologically very distinctive, and vocal differences also reported. May warrant elevation to species rank.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

xanthorhynchus Hartlaub, 1852 - Pr��ncipe. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Principe Thrush (Turdus xanthorhynchus).
olivaceofuscus Hartlaub, 1852 - S�o Tom�.

Similar Species
Turdus xanthorhynchus on Pr�ncipe is darker with coarser scaling on the underparts and yellow bill and legs.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sao Tome Thrush (Turdus olivaceofuscus) - 10 files

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