Listen to the Abyssinian thrush
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About the Abyssinian thrush
The Abyssinian thrush is a bird in the family Turdidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Abyssinian thrush sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Abyssinian thrush (Turdus abyssinicus) is a passerine bird in the family Turdidae. It is also known as the African mountain thrush, or northern olive thrush The species was formerly treated as conspecific with the olive thrush (Turdus olivaceus) but the species were split based on the genetic differences. The ranges do not overlap. The Abyssinian thrush is native to the eastern Afromontane.
Related birds in the genus Turdus
More from the family Turdidae
Frequently asked questions
What does an Abyssinian thrush sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Abyssinian thrush on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Abyssinian thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Abyssinian thrush as “least concern”.
What family does the Abyssinian thrush belong to?
The Abyssinian thrush (Turdus abyssinicus) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya by Anne Ndung'u – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2225989 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Abyssinian thrush – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Christiaan Kooyman – Public domain