Orange Ground Thrush
Geokichla gurneyi(Hartlaub, KJG, 1864)
English (US) Orange Ground Thrush
The Orange Ground Thrush (Geokichla gurneyi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Geokichla gurneyi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Orange Ground Thrush
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1864)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Geokichla gurneyi chuka
- Geokichla gurneyi raineyi
- Geokichla gurneyi otomitra
- Geokichla gurneyi gurneyi
- Geokichla gurneyi disruptans
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus gurneyi
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1864)
- Type locality
- near Pietermaritzburg, Natal.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.6, no.23-24 p.350 pl.9
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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