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Kurrichane Thrush
Turdus libonyana (Smith, A 1836)
The Kurrichane thrush is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. The species is found from central through to southern Africa. Its natural habitat is dry savanna and woodland, predominantly miombo woodland. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Turdidae
Genus:
Turdus
Scientific:
Turdus libonyana
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Turdidae
Genus:
Turdus
Scientific:
Turdus libonyana
Original description
Citation:
(Smith, A 1836)
Reference:
Rep. Exped. C. Afr.
Protonym:
Merula Libonyana
Type locality:
near Kurrichane, western Transvaal.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64243#page/125/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
5D12DEA51E8C1CDE
Avibase ID:
avibase-5D12DEA5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5D12DEA5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916160
Geographic range:
- Turdus libonyana: lowland to montane miombo woodland, acacia woodland, and gardens, from Angola and southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo eastward (excluding Congolian rainforest) to southeastern Burundi and northern Tanzania, and southward to northeastern Namibia, northern and southeastern Botswana, southern Mozambique, eastern South Africa, and Eswatini
- Turdus libonyana libonyana: eastern Botswana to Mozambique, northeastern South Africa, and Eswatini
- Turdus libonyana peripheris: eastern South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), southeastern Eswatini, and southern Mozambique
- Turdus libonyana verreauxii: southern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola, northern Namibia, Zambia, western Zimbabwe, and northern Botswana
- Turdus libonyana tropicalis: southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique
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Source: Clements checklist
Kurrichane Thrush
Afrikaans:
Rooibeklyster
Bulgarian:
Миомбов дрозд
Catalan:
merla de Kurrichane
Czech:
drozd rudozobý
Danish:
Kurrichanedrossel
German:
Rotschnabeldrossel
Esperanto:
ruĝbeka turdo
Spanish:
Zorzal de Kurrichane
Spanish (Spain):
Zorzal de Kurrichane
Estonian:
miomborästas
Finnish:
viiksirastas
French:
Merle kurrichane
Croatian:
pepeljasti kos
Hungarian:
vöröscsőrű rigó
Italian:
Tordo di Kurrichane
Japanese (romaji):
kiashiori-butsugumi
Japanese:
キアシオリーブツグミ
Lithuanian:
Rusvasnapis strazdas
Dutch:
Kurrichanelijster
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudflanketrast
Norwegian:
Rødflanketrost
Polish:
drozd szaropierśny
Portuguese:
Tordo-chicharrio
Portuguese (Portugal):
tordo-chicharrio
Russian:
Красноклювый дрозд
Slovak:
drozd červenozobý
Serbian:
Crvenokljuni drozd
Swedish:
kurrichanetrast
Turkish:
Kurriçeyn ardıcı
Ukrainian:
Дрізд червонодзьобий
Chinese:
利邦鸫
Chinese (Traditional):
利邦鶇
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Merle kurrichane ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Merle kurrichane ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Turdus libonyanus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Turdus libonyanus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Turdus libonyanus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyanus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Turdus libonyana [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Turdus libonyana [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Afrikaans: Rooibeklyster
Bulgarian: Миомбов дрозд
Catalan: merla de Kurrichane
Czech: Drozd rudozobý
Danish: Kurrichanedrossel
German: Rotschnabeldrossel
English: Kurrichane Thrush
English (Avilist): Kurrichane Thrush
English, HBW: Kurrichane Thrush
English (IOC): Kurrichane Thrush
English (United States): Kurrichane Thrush
Esperanto: kuriĉana turdo, ruĝbeka turdo
Spanish: Zorzal de Kurrichane
Spanish (Spain): Zorzal de Kurrichane
Spanish (HBW): Kurrichane Thrush
Estonian: miomborästas
Finnish: Viiksirastas
French: Grive kurrichane, Merle kurrichane
French (Guyane): Merle kurrichane
Croatian: pepeljasti kos
Hungarian: vöröscsőrű rigó
Italian: Tordo del Kurrichane, Tordo di Kurrichane
Japanese (romaji): kiashioriabutsugumi, kiashiori-butsugumi
Japanese: キアシオリアブツグミ, キアシオリーブツグミ
Scientific: Merula lebonyana, Merula libonyana, Merula libonyanus, Turdus libonyana, Turdus libonyana libonyana, Turdus libonyanus, Turdus lybonianus
Lithuanian: Rusvasnapis strazdas
Dutch: Kurrichanelijster, Kurrichane-lijster
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudflanketrast
Norwegian: Rødflanketrost
Polish: drozd szaropiersny, drozd szaropierśny
Portuguese: Tordo-chicharrio
Portuguese (Angola): Tordo-chicharrio
Portuguese (Portugal): tordo-chicharrio
Russian: Красноклювый дрозд, Кюришанский дрозд
Slovak: Drozd akáciový, drozd červenozobý
Serbian: Crvenokljuni drozd
Swedish: Kurrichanetrast
Swahili: Mkesha Koo-michirizi
Turkish: Kurriçeyn ardıcı
Tsonga: Mbyhiyoni
Ukrainian: Дрізд червонодзьобий
Chinese: 利邦鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 利邦鶇
Zulu: umuNswi
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