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Buru Thrush
Geokichla dumasi Rothschild, 1899
50 gWeight
The Buru thrush (Geokichla dumasi) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Buru thrush (Geokichla dumasi) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to montane rainforest on Buru in Indonesia. Traditionally, it included the Seram thrush as a subspecies, in which case the common name of the 'combined species' was Moluccan thrush.
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Questions
How big is the Buru Thrush?
The Buru Thrush weighs around 50 g.
Where does the Buru Thrush live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: montane Buru (west-central Moluccas).
Is the Buru Thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Buru Thrush as Near Threatened.
What does the Buru Thrush eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Buru Thrush in?
It belongs to the family Thrushes (Turdidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 50 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
More measurements
- Wing
- 91 mm
- Tail
- 96 mm
- Bill
- 21 mm
- Tarsus
- 32 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: montane Buru (west-central Moluccas)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Thrushes Turdidae
- Genus
- Geokichla
Other birds in the genus Geokichla
Siberian ThrushGeokichla sibirica
Pied ThrushGeokichla wardii
Grey Ground ThrushGeokichla princei
Black-eared Ground ThrushGeokichla camaronensis
Spotted Ground ThrushGeokichla guttata
Spot-winged ThrushGeokichla spiloptera
Crossley's Ground ThrushGeokichla crossleyi
Abyssinian Ground ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
Oberländer's Ground ThrushGeokichla oberlaenderi
Orange Ground ThrushGeokichla gurneyi
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
Seram ThrushGeokichla joiceyi
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