Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Turdidae > Geokichla > Geokichla gurneyiGeokichla gurneyi (Orange Ground Thrush)Synonyms: Zoothera gurneyi The orange ground-thrush (Geokichla gurneyi) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 7.98831 EDGE Score: 2.19592 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 61 grams | | Birth Weight [2] | 5.2 grams |  | | Diet [3] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Frugivore, Granivore | | Diet - Ectothermic [3] | 20 % | | Diet - Fruit [3] | 10 % | | Diet - Invertibrates [3] | 60 % | | Diet - Seeds [3] | 10 % | | Forages - Understory [3] | 20 % | | Forages - Ground [3] | 80 % | | | Clutch Size [5] | 2 | | Incubation [4] | 15 days | | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 9 inches (22 cm) |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands |
Angola |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests |
South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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East African montane forests |
Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Eastern Arc forests |
Tanzania, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Eastern Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Tanzania, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Africa bushveld |
Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Miombo woodlands |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Aberdare Mountains |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Amatole forest complex |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Arusha National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Blue Swallow Natural Heritage Site |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Blyde river canyon |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4ii |
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Bvumba Highlands |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Chimanimani Mountains |
Mozambique |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Chimanimani Mountains |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Chyulu Hills forests |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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East Usambara Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Grassland Biosphere Reserve (proposed) |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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Haroni: Rusitu junction and Botanical Reserves |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Itombwe Mountains |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Karkloof Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Katberg: Readsdale forest complex |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kikuyu Escarpment forest |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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KwaZulu-Natal mistbelt forests |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Lake Manyara National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Livingstone Mountains forests |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Liwonde Hills Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mac-Mac escarpment and forests |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Malolotja Nature Reserve |
Swaziland |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mangochi Mountain Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Misuku Hills Forest Reserves |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Chiperone |
Mozambique |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Kenya |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Moco |
Angola |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Mulanje Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Namuli |
Mozambique |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Rungwe |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Namizimu Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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Nguu Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Njombe forests |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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North Pare Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ntchisi Mountain Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A2, A3 |
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Nyanga lowlands/Honde valley |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nyanga mountains |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nyika National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nyika National Park |
Malawi |
A2, A3 |
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Rubeho Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Soche Mountain Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Songimvelo Game Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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South Viphya Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Soutpansberg |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4ii |
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Stapleford Forest |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Taita Hills Forests |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Thyolo Mountain Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Thyolo tea estates |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ufipa plateau |
Tanzania |
A2, A3 |
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Ukaguru Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Uluguru Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Upemba National Park |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Uvidunda Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Uzumara Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A2, A3 |
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Wolkberg forest belt |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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| Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Eastern Afromontane |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
No |
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Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany |
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland |
No |
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 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 ♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 3Hamish 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 ♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ♦ 5Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
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
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