Spotted Palm Thrush (Cichladusa guttata)
About the Spotted Palm Thrush
The spotted palm thrush (Cichladusa guttata), also known as the spotted morning-thrush, is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. They are small birds mostly consisting of the colors brown, black, and cream. They can be found in eastern African countries such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Their natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. This bird is a forager that has a diet consisting of invertebrates. These birds create a variety of different vocal duets as a form of communication.
A real field recording of the Spotted Palm Thrush. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda · xeno-canto lists 159 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Collared Palm ThrushCichladusa arquataprofile
- Rufous-tailed Palm ThrushCichladusa ruficaudaprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.