Kurrichane thrush
| Kurrichane thrush | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Turdus |
| Species: | T. libonyana |
| Binomial name | |
| Turdus libonyana (Smith, 1836) | |
The Kurrichane thrush (Turdus libonyana) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Its name is derived from Kaditshwene (rendered as 'Kurrichane') in Botswana.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Turdus libonyanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ http://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/19464/Finlayson__R__9781868881383__Section8.pdf?sequence=10&isAllowed=y
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External links
- Kurrichane thrush - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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