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Olive Thrush
Turdus olivaceus · Family Turdidae
Turdus olivaceus
Family Turdidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 93,270
- Countries and territories with records
- 37
About this species
This species has 93,270 occurrence records from 37 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). South Africa accounts for 96.8% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In South Africa, this species accounts for 0.23% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Turdus olivaceus combines the genus name Turdus with the species epithet olivaceus. The Warbla app catalog lists 85 species of the genus Turdus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Turdus migratorius, Turdus merula and Turdus philomelos.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 155 species of the family Turdidae. This species ranks 35th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Turdus migratorius. Its record count is 17.5% of the family average (532,772). The family Turdidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.