Taita Thrush (Turdus helleri)

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

Population
Estimated population is 1,400 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
Habitat destruction and degradation through clearance for agriculture and reafforestation are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Taita Thrush (Turdus helleri) [XC754029]
by Hans Matheve from Wumingu (near Wundanyi), Wundanyi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya (alarm call, flight call)

Taita Thrush (Turdus helleri) [XC154743]
by id from Taita Hills, Ngangao Forest, Kenya (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Turdus olivaceus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Taita Thrush (Turdus helleri) on the basis of its highly distinct plumage pattern, and reportedly different voice (following Collar and Stuart 1985), Somali Thrush (Turdus ludoviciae) on the basis of its extremely distinct plumage pattern following Collar et al. (1994) and Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus) (with species limits accordingly revised).

Commonly treated as a subspecies of Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus), in part because of anomalous geographical position within latter's range.

References
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