[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Turdidae | [latin] Turdus xanthorhynchus | [UK] Principe Thrush | [FR] Merle a bec noir | [DE] Principedrossel | [ES] Zorzal de Principe | [NL]
Subspecies
Monotypic species
Physical charateristics
Dull olive-brown above from head below eye to tail; head slightly darker. Chin and throat dusky buff with whitish streaks. Dark, coarse and uneven dusky-buff scaling on buff-washed breast, shading to dusky-buff scalloping on whitish remaining underparts. Underwing coverts pale orange-buff against creamy secondaries. Iris brown to red. Bill large and yellow. Legs yellow. Sexes similar. Juvenile like adult with light buff flecking above and blotched brown below.
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| size min.: | 22 | cm | size max.: | 23 | cm |
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| broods: | 1 | eggs min.: | 2 | ||
| eggs max.: | 3 |
Range
Africa : Principe Is. Turdus xanthorhynchus is endemic to the island of Pr