Comoro Thrush

Turdus bewsheri

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicOmnivoreForestCup nestMedium · 63 g

About the Comoro Thrush

The Comoro thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in the Comoros Islands in the south western Indian Ocean.

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The Comoro thrush is a brown bird with olive tinged upperparts, slightly more rufous on the tail and wings. The underparts are whitish except for brown flanks and brown scaling on the breast and belly, central belly and undertail coverts are white. The females are browner than the males but otherwise similar, juveniles are more rufous. The length is 24 centimetres (9.4 in). Voice: The song is a typically thrush-like series of melodious, rich notes which varies between islands. Alarm call is a sharp "twit" and there is a soft contact call.

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Where it lives

Regular range

When to see it

Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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