Thrushes (Turdidae)
Crossley's Ground-thrush (Zoothera crossleyi) - HBW 10, p. 688
French: Grive de Crossley
German: Crossleydrossel
Spanish: Zorzal de Crossley
Taxonomy: Turdus crossleyi Sharpe, 1871, Cameroon Mountain Cameroon.
Frequently treated as a well-marked race of Z. gurneyi, in part owing to vocal similarity, but plumage differences militate in favour of full species status. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- crossleyi (Sharpe, 1871) - SE Nigeria, Cameroon and S PRCongo.
- pilettei (Schouteden, 1918) - NE DRCongo.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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adult perched
Locality Mount Kupe, Cameroon (ssp crossleyi)
Nik Borrow 1 April 2010 33 weeks ago 2.7
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