Spotted Ground Thrush
Geokichla guttata(Vigors, NA, 1831)
English (US) Spotted Ground Thrush
The Spotted Ground Thrush (Geokichla guttata) 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 guttata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Spotted Ground Thrush
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Geokichla guttata maxis
- Geokichla guttata fischeri
- Geokichla guttata belcheri
- Geokichla guttata lippensi
- Geokichla guttata guttata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus guttatus
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
- Type locality
- Algoa Bay, Africa [= Durb'an, Natal, apud Smith, 1839, 111. Zool. South Africa, Aves, 2 (8), pi. 39].
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.8 p.92
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Hermit Thrush
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Siberian Thrush
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Pied Thrush
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Black-eared Ground Thrush
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Grey Ground Thrush
Geokichla princei
Crossley's Ground Thrush
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Oberländer's Ground Thrush
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Abyssinian Ground Thrush
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Orange Ground Thrush
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