The groundscraper thrush is a passerine bird of southern and eastern Africa belonging to the thrush family, Turdidae. It was previously considered the only member of the genus Psophocichla, but phylogenetic analysis supports it belonging in the genus Turdus, of which it is the most basal species. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Smith, A 1836)
Reference:
Rep. Exped. C. Afr.
Protonym:
Merula litsitsirupa
Type locality:
between the Orange River and the Tropic.
Link:
https://archive.org/details/reportexpeditio00afrigoog/page/n51
Avibase ID:
8C5759C588A5C7CA
Avibase ID:
avibase-8C5759C5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8C5759C5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916157
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Groundscraper Thrush ( Turdus litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Groundscraper Thrush ( Turdus litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Groundscraper Thrush ( Turdus litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Groundscraper Thrush [litsitsirupa, stierlingi, pauciguttatus] ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa [litsitsirupa, stierlingi, pauciguttatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Groundscraper Thrush [litsitsirupa, stierlingi, pauciguttatus] ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa [litsitsirupa, stierlingi, pauciguttatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Groundscraper Thrush [litsitsirupa, stierlingi, pauciguttatus] ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa [litsitsirupa, stierlingi, pauciguttatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Groundscraper Thrush [litsitsirupa, stierlingi, pauciguttatus] ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa [litsitsirupa, stierlingi, pauciguttatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Groundscraper Thrush [litsitsirupa, stierlingi, pauciguttatus] ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa [litsitsirupa, stierlingi, pauciguttatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Groundscraper Thrush [litsitsirupa, stierlingi, pauciguttatus] ( Turdus litsitsirupa [litsitsirupa, stierlingi, pauciguttatus]) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Groundscraper Thrush ( Turdus litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Groundscraper Thrush ( Turdus litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Groundscraper Thrush ( Turdus litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Groundscraper Thrush (Groundscraper) ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa [litsitsirupa Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Groundscraper Thrush (Groundscraper) ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa [litsitsirupa Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Groundscraper Thrush (Groundscraper) ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa [litsitsirupa Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Groundscraper Thrush (Groundscraper) ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa [litsitsirupa Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Groundscraper Thrush (Groundscraper) ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa [litsitsirupa Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Groundscraper Thrush (Groundscraper) ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa [litsitsirupa Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Groundscraper Thrush (Groundscraper) ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa [litsitsirupa Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Groundscraper Thrush ( Turdus litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Groundscraper Thrush ( Turdus litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Groundscraper Thrush ( Turdus litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Groundscraper Thrush ( Psophocichla litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Groundscraper Thrush ( Turdus litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Groundscraper Thrush ( Turdus litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Groundscraper Thrush ( Turdus litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Groundscraper Thrush ( Turdus litsitsirupa) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Turdus [litsitsirupa or simensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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