Crossley's Ground-Thrush (Geokichla crossleyi)

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
21.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1871)

Habitat
Mid-altitude forest, preferring wetter parts of primary forest, particularly ravines. From at 500 - 2,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Cameroon (B) (NB), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B) (NB), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B) (NB), Nigeria (B) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
Forest loss and fragmentation through encroaching banana plantations is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Mainly insects. Also takes seeds.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Crossley's Ground Thrush (Geokichla crossleyi) [XC82979]
by Brian Cox from mount kup\u00e9, max's trail, Cameroon (song)

Crossley's Ground Thrush (Geokichla crossleyi) [XC82978]
by Ottavio Janni from mount kup\u00e9, max's trail, Cameroon (song)

Subspecies
Frequently treated as a well-marked subspecies of Orange Ground-thrush (Geokichla gurneyi), in part owing to vocal similarity, but plumage differences militate in favour of full species status.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

crossleyi (Sharpe, 1871) - South-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon and southern PRCongo.
pilettei Schouteden, 1918 - North-eastern DRCongo.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Crossleys Ground-Thrush (Geokichla crossleyi) - 6 files

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