Karoo Thrush (Turdus smithi)

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
22 cm

First Described (Guide)
Bonaparte, 1850

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 900 - 3,780 m.

Range (Guide)

Botswana, Namibia, South Africa.

Southern Namibia, south-eastern Botswana and northern South Africa (Northern Cape east to Free State and south-western former Transvaal).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2013).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (50)...)

Karoo Thrush (Turdus smithi) [XC751159]
by Nature sounds by Simply Birding from City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (near Randburg), City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa (song)

Karoo Thrush (Turdus smithi) [XC594123]
by Alan Collett from JB Marks Local Municipality (near Potchefstroom), Southern DC, North West, South Africa (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus).

References
See References.

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