Ethiopian Thrush

When to see the Ethiopian Thrush

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Ethiopian Thrush

The map shades 3 countries with regular records, and 2 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, Somalia.

About the Ethiopian Thrush

The Ethiopian thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found primarily in Ethiopia, and also locally in Eritrea. It is a medium-sized thrush 20–22 cm long, with a brown back, two vertical dark brown bars on the face, a spotted breast and belly, and an unusually short tail. Compared to the closely related groundscraper thrush from further south in Africa, it is browner, less grey-coloured above, and has a less marked face pattern.

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Easily confused with

Dagua ThrushTurdus daguaeThe Dagua thrush is 21.5 to 23 cm (8.5 to 9.1 in) long. Campina ThrushTurdus arthuriThe campina thrush is 21.5 to 24 cm (8.5 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 50 to 66 g (1.8 to 2.3 oz). Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupaThe groundscraper thrush is a passerine bird of southern and eastern Africa belonging to the thrush family, Turdidae.