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Turdus abyssinicus
The Abyssinian Thrush or African Mountain Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus) has an orange bill, brown head and wings, a light brown throat and an orange belly. This species has been recently split by taxonomists from the Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus), Usambara Thrush (Turdus roehli) and Taita Thrush (Turdus helleri) on the basis of genetic differences.
This bird was spotted in a park in Nairobi. Plenty of trees, bushes and water around.
Identification of African Turdus thrushes is rendered easier by the fact that most species do not overlap.
Spotted on Aug 21, 2011
Submitted on Feb 7, 2012
12 Comments
Very much so Gretel! Not surprisingly they are from the same genus...
So very much like the American Robin!
Thanks a lot Satyen and Ashish! Ashish I thought that for a change I'd show the whole bird as the top picture...
Nice one series Daniele... I feel exactly opposite sequence of pictures...
Superb shot!
Thank you C.Sydes!
beautiful photos
Thanks for your comments AlvaroMartinZarzuela and Birding For Fun!
Great photo.
It´s equal to a bird that lives in europe. It´s equal fewer colors, your Abyssinian Thrush is more striking. In europe It´s the black bird (Turdus merula)
Thank you MaryEvans2!
Beautiful photos and spotting