Collared Palm Thrush

When to see the Collared Palm Thrush

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Collared Palm Thrush

The map shades 9 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in South Africa.

About the Collared Palm Thrush

The collared palm thrush is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Rufous-tailed Palm ThrushCichladusa ruficaudaIts length is 17–18 cm (6.7–7.1 in), and its weight is 22–37 g (0.78–1.31 oz). Spotted Palm ThrushCichladusa guttataThe spotted palm thrush measures around 16-17 centimeters (6.3-6.7 inches) long and weighs around 17-30 grams (<0.1 pounds).