Turdidae

Zoothera naevius Photo by Elaine Wilson (Tom Clark) Common name: varied thrush (en); tordo-de-colarinho (pt); grive à collier (fr); zorzal cinchado (es); halsbanddrossel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: This species is found from Alaska and north-western canada, along the pacific coast of North America down to northern California. The more northern populations migrate…

Chaetops aurantius Photo by Robert Wienand (Flickr) Common name:Drakensberg rockjumper (en); tordo-de-peito-alaranjado (pt); chétopse doré (fr); saltarrocas del Drakensberg (es); orangebrust-felsenspringer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is endemic to South Africa and Lesotho, being found in the highlands of Lesotho and the nearby mountain grassland regions of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State Province.Size:These birds are 23-25 cm…

Turdus merula Photo by Bojan Bencic (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Eurasian blackbird (en); melro-preto (pt); merle noir (fr); mirlo común (es); amsel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found breeding in northern Africa, throughout Europe and into southern Asia to India and southern China. The northern and eastern populations migrate south to winter in north-eastern Africa, the…

Turdus olivaceus Photo by Stefan Helming (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:olive thrush (en); tordo-oliváceo (pt); merlo olivâtre (fr); zorzal oliváceo (es); kapdrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This African species is found from Zimbabwe and Mozambique down to eastern South Africa.Size:The olive thrush is 24 cm long and weighs 80-110 g.Habitat:They are mostly found in evergreen forests and…