Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (6)
Nigel Collar and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 9, 2018
Text last updated July 9, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Olyflyster |
| Bulgarian | Градински дрозд |
| Catalan | merla olivàcia |
| Croatian | maslinasti kos |
| Dutch | Kaapse lijster |
| English | Olive Thrush |
| English (Kenya) | South African Olive Thrush |
| English (United States) | Olive Thrush |
| Estonian | oliivrästas |
| French | Merle olivâtre |
| French (Canada) | Merle olivâtre |
| German | Kapdrossel |
| Icelandic | Grænþröstur |
| Japanese | オリーブツグミ |
| Norwegian | auroratrost |
| Polish | drozd ogorzały |
| Russian | Капский дрозд |
| Serbian | Kapski drozd |
| Slovak | drozd africký |
| Spanish | Zorzal Oliváceo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Zorzal oliváceo |
| Swedish | olivtrast |
| Turkish | Zeytuni Ardıç |
| Ukrainian | Дрізд сіроволий |
| Zulu | umunswili |
Turdus olivaceus Linnaeus, 1766
PROTONYM:
Turdus olivaceus
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.292.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- TURDUS
- turdus
- olivaceum / olivaceus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Olive Thrush
