Avibase: Turdus [olivaceus, roehli, smithi, abyssinicus, ludoviciae or helleri] (Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush)

Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush

Turdus [olivaceus, roehli, smithi, abyssinicus, ludoviciae or helleri] (= Turdus olivaceus) Linnaeus, C 1766

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Turdidae
Genus:
   Turdus
Scientific:
  Turdus olivaceus

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1766

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
Turdus olivaceus

Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/296/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
CE73F073B19BBF46

Avibase ID:
avibase-CE73F073

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CE73F073

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563600

Geographic range:

Turdus olivaceus: foothill and montane forest, unburnt Fynbos, thornscrub, and gardens, from southern Malawi, eastern Zimbabwe, and western Mozambique, southward to eastern and southern South Africa; local downslope movement in southern winter
Turdus olivaceus olivaceus: southwestern South Africa (Western Cape)
Turdus olivaceus culminans: eastern South Africa (western KwaZulu-Natal)
Turdus olivaceus transvaalensis: northeastern South Africa and western Eswatini
Turdus olivaceus pondoensis: southeastern South Africa (eastern KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape)
Turdus olivaceus swynnertoni: montane forest of eastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique
Turdus olivaceus milanjensis: mountains of southern Malawi and Mozambique
Turdus roehli: mountains of northeastern Tanzania (Pare and Usambara mountains)
Turdus smithi: southern Namibia to southeastern Botswana and northeastern South Africa
Turdus abyssinicus: montane forest from Eritrea, Ethiopia, and southern South Sudan southward through eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania to Malawi and northeastern Zambia
Turdus abyssinicus abyssinicus: Eritrea, Ethiopia, southeastern South Sudan, northern Uganda, Kenya, and northern Tanzania
Turdus abyssinicus deckeni: northern Tanzania (Longido and Ketumbeine to Mount Kilimanjaro)
Turdus abyssinicus baraka: Rwenzori Mountains (northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and southwestern Uganda)
Turdus abyssinicus bambusicola: highlands of Burundi, Rwanda, southwestern Uganda, northwestern Tanzania, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Turdus abyssinicus nyikae: Tanzania (Nguru and Uluguru mountains), northern Malawi, and northeastern Zambia
Turdus abyssinicus oldeani: mountains of north-central Tanzania
Turdus ludoviciae: mountains of northern Somalia
Turdus helleri: southeastern Kenya (Taita Hills and Mount Kasigau)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush
French:
Merle olivâtre, M. de Roehl, M. de Smith, M. abyssinien, M. de Somalie ou M. des Taita

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush ( Turdus [olivaceus, roehli, smithi, abyssinicus, ludoviciae or helleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush ( Turdus [olivaceus, roehli, smithi, abyssinicus, ludoviciae or helleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush ( Turdus [olivaceus, roehli, smithi, abyssinicus, ludoviciae or helleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush ( Turdus [olivaceus, roehli, smithi, abyssinicus, ludoviciae or helleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush ( Turdus [olivaceus, ludoviciae or helleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush ( Turdus [olivaceus, roehli, smithi, abyssinicus, ludoviciae or helleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush ( Turdus [olivaceus, roehli, smithi, abyssinicus, ludoviciae or helleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush ( Turdus [olivaceus, roehli, smithi, abyssinicus, ludoviciae or helleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush ( Turdus [olivaceus, roehli, smithi, abyssinicus, ludoviciae or helleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush ( Turdus [olivaceus, roehli, smithi, abyssinicus, ludoviciae or helleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush ( Turdus [olivaceus, roehli, smithi, abyssinicus, ludoviciae or helleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cape, Somali, Taita, Roehl's, Karoo or Mountain Thrush ( Turdus [olivaceus, roehli, smithi, abyssinicus, ludoviciae or helleri])
Clements 4th edition: Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Olive Thrush ( Turdus olivaceus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Turdus [olivaceus, roehli, smithi, abyssinicus, ludoviciae, helleri or pelios]

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