
Groundscraper Thrush
Woodland. Dark grey-brown above; below white with bold black facial markings and spots; bill black above and orange below; legs pale orange.

Woodland. Dark grey-brown above; below white with bold black facial markings and spots; bill black above and orange below; legs pale orange.

Woodland. Adult dark brown above with faint yellow shoulder; male has pink bill and dark throat-patch; female has black bill; below whitish in both sexes; white outer tail feathers; immature yellow below.

Wetlands. Dark brown upperparts; ‘horned’ crest and golden flanks when breeding; head, neck and underparts white at other times.


Parks and gardens. Nondescript warbler; dark brown above; whitish below; no prominent features.

Exotic plantations. Small buzzard; dark brown above; white below with brown blotching; central breast region usually white; flanks only blotched in immatures.

Rocky ground and farmyards. Dark brown above, slightly paler below, rump rich chestnut-brown, tail same with black tip and central feathers.

Woodland. Dark brown above with greyish head; below variable: dark brown, spotted brown on white or buff (immature); underwings well barred.


Upland vleis and matted scrub. Dark brown above; eyebrows and underparts saffron-yellow; breast lightly spotted.
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