Gurney thrush
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Gurneydrossel ( Geokichla gurneyi ) |
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The gurney thrush ( Geokichla gurneyi , Syn .: Zoothera gurneyi ) is a small to medium-sized thrush species from the genus Geokichla , which is distributed in five subspecies from Angola via South Africa, Central Africa to East Africa. It was described by Gustav Hartlaub in 1864 and named after John Henry Gurney .
description
The Gurneydrossel reaches a length between 21 and 23 centimeters. The weight is approximately 64 grams. The head is olive brown, the beak is black. The throat is olive green and the top is brown. The legs are pink. The iris is brown.
Occurrence and habitat
The five subspecies G. g. Gurneyi , G. g. otomitra , G. g. chuka , G. g. raineyi and G. g. disruptans occur in Angola , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Kenya , Malawi , Mozambique , South Africa , Swaziland , Tanzania and Zimbabwe . Their habitat are subtropical and tropical mountain forests.
Food and way of life
The cucumber thrush searches for food on the ground. Their diet consists of butterflies , bees , wasps , grasshoppers and ants . They live singly or in pairs and are monogamous. The nest is built on the ground made of straw, leaves and fig leaves. It is located under a bush to protect it from predators. The female lays one to three blue eggs.
Web links
- Geokichla gurneyi inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018.1. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- Birds of Southern Africa - Orange Ground-thrush
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Geokichla gurneyi in the Internet Bird Collection