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Grey Ground Thrush
Geokichla princei (Sharpe, 1874)
65 gWeight
Most records: Gabon, Cameroon, Sierra Leone
Where and when it's recorded
Most records: Gabon, Cameroon, Sierra Leone
Grey Ground Thrush has been recorded at 5 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Ipassa Makokou Nature ReserveGabon4 records
- Korup NP – Rengo Rock Camp AreaCameroon2 records
- Loma Mountains Forest ReserveSierra Leone1 record
More places
- Gola Rainforest NP – NorthSierra Leone1 record
- Bosque Científica – Selva PrimariaEquatorial Guinea1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Grey Ground Thrush?
The Grey Ground Thrush weighs around 65 g.
Where does the Grey Ground Thrush live?
Its breeding range: Africa: western, central. It is most often recorded in Gabon, Cameroon and Sierra Leone.
Is the Grey Ground Thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Grey Ground Thrush as Least Concern.
What does the Grey Ground Thrush eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Grey Ground Thrush in?
It belongs to the family Thrushes (Turdidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 65 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 106 mm
- Tail
- 76 mm
- Bill
- 20 mm
- Tarsus
- 34 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: western, central
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
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
Buru ThrushGeokichla dumasi
Seram ThrushGeokichla joiceyi
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