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Turdus helleri (Taita Thrush)

Synonyms: Turdus olivaceus helleri

Wikipedia Abstract

The Taita thrush (Turdus helleri), also known as Taita olive thrush or Heller's ground thrush, is a critically endangered bird from the family of thrushes (Turdidae), endemic to the Taita Hills in Kenya.
View Wikipedia Record: Turdus helleri

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Turdus helleri

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
62
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 6.36346
EDGE Score: 4.76912
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  66 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore
Diet - Fruit [2]  30 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  70 %
Forages - Understory [2]  50 %
Forages - Ground [2]  50 %
Clutch Size [3]  2
Snout to Vent Length [1]  9 inches (22 cm)

Prey / Diet

Allophylus abyssinicus[3]
Canthium oligocarpum[3]
Maesa lanceolata (False Assegai)[3]
Myrsine melanophloeos (Cape Beech)[3]
Xymalos monospora (Lemonwood)[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0