Karoo Thrush
Turdus smithiBonaparte, CLJL, 1850
English (US) Karoo Thrush
The Karoo Thrush (Turdus smithi) 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.
Range: southern Namibia to southeastern Botswana and northeastern South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Turdus smithi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Karoo Thrush
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- T[urdus] smithi
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
- Type locality
- ex Afr. mer.':
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.274
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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