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Taxonomic note

Turdus libonyana (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as T. libonyanus.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	6,270,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	unknown	-	-	-
Generation length	3.68 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common to locally uncommon and rare at the edge of its range at higher elevations (del Hoyo et al. 2005). The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the impacts of habitat modification on population sizes.

Trend justification: The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the impacts of habitat modification on population sizes.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Angola	extant	native	yes
Botswana	extant	native	yes
Burundi	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Eswatini	extant	native	yes
Lesotho	extant	vagrant			yes
Malawi	extant	native	yes
Mozambique	extant	native	yes
Namibia	extant	native	yes
South Africa	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes
Zimbabwe	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Angola	Caconda
Angola	Cameia National Park
Angola	Cangandala National Park
Angola	Cuelei
Angola	Luando Strict Nature Reserve
Angola	Luia
Angola	Mount Moco
Angola	Tundavala
Botswana	Chobe National Park
Botswana	Linyanti swamp/Chobe river
Botswana	Okavango Delta
Malawi	Dzalanyama Forest Reserve
Malawi	Kasungu National Park
Malawi	Lengwe National Park
Malawi	Liwonde Hills Forest Reserve
Malawi	Liwonde National Park
Malawi	Mangochi Mountain Forest Reserve
Malawi	Mtangatanga and Perekezi Forest Reserves
Malawi	Namizimu Forest Reserve
Malawi	Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
Malawi	Ntchisi Mountain Forest Reserve
Malawi	Nyika National Park (Malawi)
Malawi	South Viphya Forest Reserve
Malawi	Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
Mozambique	Chimanimani Mountains (Mozambique)
Mozambique	Panda Brachystegia woodlands
Namibia	Eastern Caprivi wetlands
Namibia	Mahango Game Reserve and Kavango river
Namibia	Tsumkwe pan system
Tanzania	Katavi National Park
Tanzania	Kilombero Valley
Tanzania	Kisarawe District Coastal Forests
Tanzania	Loazi-Kalambo Forest Reserves and surrounding area
Tanzania	Mikumi National Park
Tanzania	Selous Game Reserve
Tanzania	Udzungwa Mountains
Tanzania	Umalila Mountains
Tanzania	Usangu flats
Zambia	Bangweulu Swamps
Zambia	Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
Zambia	Chisamba
Zambia	Chitunta Plain
Zambia	Hillwood
Zambia	Jimbe Drainage
Zambia	Kafue Flats
Zambia	Kafue National Park
Zambia	Kalungwishi
Zambia	Kasanka National Park
Zambia	Lavushi Manda National Park
Zambia	Lower Zambezi National Park
Zambia	Lukususi National Park
Zambia	Lusenga Plain National Park
Zambia	Machile
Zambia	Mafinga Mountains
Zambia	Mbulo Forest
Zambia	Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park and Batoka Gorge
Zambia	Mutinondo Wilderness
Zambia	Mutulanganga
Zambia	Nkanga River Conservation Area
Zambia	North Luangwa National Park
Zambia	North Swaka
Zambia	Shiwa Ng'andu
Zambia	Simungoma
Zambia	Sioma Ngwezi National Park
Zambia	Source of the Zambezi
Zambia	South Luangwa National Park
Zambia	Uningi Pans
Zambia	West Lunga National Park and Lukwakwa Game Management Area
Zambia	Wonder Gorge
Zimbabwe	Hwange National Park
Zimbabwe	Matobo Hills
Zimbabwe	Mavuradonha Mountains
Zimbabwe	Nyanga lowlands/Honde valley
Zimbabwe	Nyanga mountains
Zimbabwe	Robert McIlwaine Recreational Park

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 2200 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/kurrichane-thrush-turdus-libonyana on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.