Somali Thrush

Taxobox
name = Somali Thrush


status = VU
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Turdidae
genus = "Turdus"
species = "T. ludoviciae"
binomial = "Turdus ludoviciae"
binomial_authority = (Ethelbert Lort Phillips|Phillips, 1895)
synonyms =

The Somali Thrush ("Turdus ludoviciae"), also known as the Somali Blackbird, is a songbird species in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Somalia.

It has a black head and breast, yellow bill, brown back and wings and a grey belly with red sides.

Its natural habitats are montane juniper woodlands and open areas between 1,300-2,000 m.It is threatened by habitat loss and was formerly classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN [BLI (2004)] . Recent research has found that the loss of habitat is not as severe as first feared and the species is downlisted to Vulnerable in 2008 [BLI (2008)] . Local conservation efforts have apparently aided in the protection of forests.

Footnotes

References

*|year=2004|id=22537|title=Turdus ludoviciae|downloaded=27 July 2007
* (2008): [http://www.birdlife.org/action/science/species/global_species_programme/whats_new.html [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes] . Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=6383&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet.]