Karoo Thrush (Turdus smithi)
About the Karoo Thrush
The Karoo thrush (Turdus smithi), also known as Smith's thrush, is a member of the thrush family in Africa. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of the olive thrush (with which it is known to hybridize), but is increasingly treated as a separate species. The specific name honours the Scottish military surgeon and zoologist Sir Andrew Smith. 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 differs from the olive thrush by its longer, entirely yellow bill, its longer wings, and its greyer flanks.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 54 recordings for this species: 50 CC BY-NC-SA · 4 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in South Africa in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusrecording
- American RobinTurdus migratoriusrecording
- Andean Slaty ThrushTurdus nigricepsrecording
- Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandiirecording
- Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilisrecording
- Chestnut-bellied ThrushTurdus fulviventrisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.