Thrushes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Turdidae
The Thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. There are 335 species worldwide, ten in Southern Africa.
- Cape Rock-Thrush Monticola rupestris endemic
- Sentinel Rock-Thrush Monticola explorator
- Short-toed Rock-Thrush Monticola brevipes
- Miombo Rock-Thrush Monticola angolensis
- Orange Ground-Thrush Zoothera gurneyi
- Spotted Ground-Thrush Zoothera guttata
- Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsitsirupa
- Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyanus
- Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
- Karoo Thrush Turdus smithi
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds
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