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
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Eastern Red-legged ThrushTurdus ardosiaceusThe eastern red-legged thrush is mainly slaty above and pale belly with a white and black variably striped throat.
Principe ThrushTurdus xanthorhynchusThe Príncipe thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.
Unicolored ThrushTurdus haplochrousThe unicolored thrush is 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) long and weighs about 84 g (3.0 oz).
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