Thrushes (Turdidae)
Kurrichane Thrush (Turdus libonyanus) - HBW 10, p. 659
French: Merle kurrichane
German: Rotschnabeldrossel
Spanish: Zorzal de Kurrichane
Taxonomy: Merula libonyanus A. Smith, 1836, near Kurrichane, western Transvaal, South Africa.
Has been thought to form a superspecies with T. pelios and T. tephronotus. Hybridization with T. olivaceus claimed in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Proposed race chobiensis (from N Botswana and W Zimbabwe) considered indistinguishable from verreauxi, and peripheris (E South Africa) from nominate. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tropicalis W. K. H. Peters, 1881 - SE Burundi and Tanzania S to C & E Zambia, Malawi, E Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
- verreauxi Bocage, 1870 - Angola and SE DRCongo S to NE Namibia, W Zambia, N Botswana and W Zimbabwe.
- libonyanus (A. Smith, 1836) - E & S Botswana E to S Mozambique, S to N & NE South Africa and Swaziland.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult foraging on the ground Locality Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe (ssp verreauxi)
Greg Baker 14 September 1999 12 weeks ago 47 sec 4 -
A bird searching food on the ground Locality Mkuze Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp libonyanus)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 6 October 2002 8 years ago 28 sec 3.2 -
A bird ruffling its feathers then flying away Locality Maun Rest Camp, Maun, North-West District, Botswana (ssp libonyanus)
Keith Blomerley 6 January 2007 5 years ago 10 sec 3 -
A bird running and feeding on the ground Locality Okavango Camp, Okavango Delta, North-West District, Botswana (ssp verreauxi)
Juan Sanabria 26 September 2005 6 years ago 24 sec 2.8 -
A bird on the ground Locality Okavango Camp, Okavango Delta, North-West District, Botswana (ssp verreauxi)
Juan Sanabria 26 September 2005 6 years ago 18 sec 2.5
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An adult perched on a branch.
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (ssp libonyanus)
Carmelo López 4 November 2009 1 year ago 4.2 -
Frontal view of a singing bird.
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Ken Havard 10 October 2007 1 year ago 3.7 -
On the ground.
Locality Limpopo Province, South Africa (ssp libonyanus)
Fran Trabalon 22 October 2008 1 year ago 3.5 -
An aggressive forrager.
Locality Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 24 August 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
A very active and aggressive bird.
Locality Bakgatla Camp, Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 24 August 2010 1 year ago 3.3 -
Feeding on the ground.
Locality Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 16 August 2010 1 year ago 3.2
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