Orange Ground Thrush (Geokichla gurneyi) | Photos, Calls and ID

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Orange Ground Thrush (Geokichla gurneyi), photo 1 — Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY 4.0

Orange Ground Thrush (Geokichla gurneyi), photo 2 — Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY 4.0

Orange Ground Thrush (Geokichla gurneyi), photo 3 — Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Orange Ground Thrush (Geokichla gurneyi), photo 4 — Photo: i_c_riddell · CC BY 4.0

Orange Ground Thrush (Geokichla gurneyi), photo 5 — Photo: Justin Ponder · CC BY 4.0

Orange Ground Thrush (Geokichla gurneyi), photo 6 — Photo: Justin Ponder · CC BY 4.0

Orange Ground Thrush (Geokichla gurneyi), photo 7 — Photo: Justin Ponder · CC BY 4.0

Orange Ground Thrush (Geokichla gurneyi), photo 8 — Photo: Justin Ponder · CC BY 4.0

Orange Ground Thrush (Geokichla gurneyi), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Orange Ground Thrush (Geokichla gurneyi), photo 10 — Photo: (c) i_c_riddell, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

What the Orange Ground Thrush sounds like

Sonogram of the Orange Ground Thrush: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Stephen Lowe · Song · Ukami Forest, Udzungwa Mts, Iringa Region, Tanzania · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

Its length is 21–23 cm (8.3–9.1 in). The male weighs 44.5–64.5 g (1.57–2.28 oz), and the female weighs 48.5–76 g (1.71–2.68 oz). The upperparts are olive-brown; some parts have a grey tinge. The flight feathers are blackish-brown. There are two bars on the wing. The throat, breast and flanks are orange. The vent is white. There is an incomplete white eye-ring. The beak is dark. The legs are pink. The female is similar to the male but is less bright. The immature has mottled underparts.

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When to see the Orange Ground Thrush

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

Where to see the Orange Ground Thrush

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 7 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.

South Africa Zimbabwe Tanzania Kenya Malawi Mozambique Angola

Recorded as a rare visitor in Zambia.

About the Orange Ground Thrush

The orange ground thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.

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Easily confused with

Spot-winged ThrushGeokichla spilopteraAdults of this medium-sized thrush, which measures 21 to 23 cm (8.3 to 9.1 in) in total length and weighs 70 g (2.5 oz) are light brown above with a double wing bar of white spots.

Siberian ThrushGeokichla sibiricaThe Siberian thrush is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae.

Pied ThrushGeokichla wardiiMales of this 22 cm (8.7 in) thrush are conspicuously black and white.

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