About the Usambara Thrush
The Usambara thrush, also known as Roehl's thrush or Usambara olive thrush, is a species of thrush found in eastern Africa. Formerly, it was considered as a subspecies of the olive thrush, with which it is known to hybridize with, but is now recognised as a separate species.
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This medium-sized bird has a length of about 24 cm. It has a wing length between 117 and 131 mm, a culmen length between 20 and 24 mm and a tarsus length between 30,0 and 34,5 mm. It can reach a mass of at least 86 g. It occurs in the Pare and Usambara mountains of north-central Tanzania.
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Where the Usambara Thrush lives
When to see the Usambara Thrush
Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Taita ThrushTurdus helleriThe Taita thrush was previously classified as subspecies of the olive thrush (Turdus olivaceus), but it is now treated as distinct species.
Comoro ThrushTurdus bewsheriThe Comoro thrush is a brown bird with olive tinged upperparts, slightly more rufous on the tail and wings.
Eastern Red-legged ThrushTurdus ardosiaceusThe eastern red-legged thrush is mainly slaty above and pale belly with a white and black variably striped throat.
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