Thrushes and Allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Turdidae
The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly 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 and 16 species which occur in Uganda.
- Rufous Flycatcher-thrush Neocossyphus fraseri
- Red-tailed Ant-thrush Neocossyphus rufus
- White-tailed Ant-thrush Neocossyphus poensis
- Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis
- Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Little Rock-thrush Monticola rufocinereus
- Abyssinian Ground-thrush Zoothera piaggiae
- Kivu Ground-thrush Zoothera tanganjicae
- Black-eared Ground-thrush Zoothera cameronensis
- Gray Ground-thrush Zoothera princei
- Oberlaender's Ground-thrush Zoothera oberlaenderi
- Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
- African Thrush Turdus pelios
- Brown-chested Alethe Alethe poliocephala
- Red-throated Alethe Alethe poliophrys
- Fire-crested Alethe Alethe diademata
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Uganda
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