Orange ground thrush
Geokichla gurneyi (Hartlaub, 1864)
The orange ground thrush (Geokichla gurneyi) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 57.9 g to 62 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the orange ground thrush
- Weight
- 57.9 g – 62 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the orange ground thrush live?
Not recorded
What is the orange ground thrush?
The orange ground thrush (Geokichla gurneyi) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.
From the Wikipedia article “Orange ground thrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orange_ground_thrush&oldid=1379847659), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the orange ground thrush endangered?
The orange ground thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the orange ground thrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusGeokichla
- SpeciesGeokichla gurneyi (Hartlaub, 1864)
Synonyms Turdus gurneyi, Zoothera gurneyi, Zoothera gurneyi gurneyi
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- OGTHEnglish
- Orange ground-thrushEnglish
- Orange thrushEnglish
- OranjelysterAfrikaans
- tord de GurneyCatalan
- drozd oranžovoprsýCzech
- brych daear orenWelsh
- Østafrikansk DrosselDanish
- GurneydrosselGerman
- Gurney-DrosselGerman
- oranĝa turdoEsperanto
- Zorzal de GurneySpanish
- afrikankirjorastasFinnish
- Grive de GurneyFrench
- Grive terrestre orangéeFrench
- narančastoprsi drozdCroatian
- Guerney-földirigóHungarian
- Tordo terragnolo arancioItalian
- アフリカジツグミJapanese
- Gurnėjaus dirvinis strazdasLithuanian
- Gurneys LijsterDutch
- bantutrostNorwegian
- drozdaczek pomarańczowogardłyPolish
- tordo-de-gurneyPortuguese
- tordo-da-terra-laranjaPortuguese
- Оранжевый дроздRussian
- Оранжевобрюхий дроздRussian
- drozd oranžovýSlovak
- Gernijev drozdSerbian
- bantutrastSwedish
- gurneytrastSwedish
- Gurney ArdıcıTurkish
- квічаль помаранчевийUkrainian
- 橙色鶇Chinese
- 橙色地鸫Chinese
- inswinswiZulu
Relatives of the orange ground thrush
Other species in the same genus Geokichla.
Siberian thrush
Geokichla sibirica
Orange-headed thrush
Geokichla citrina
Pied thrush
Geokichla wardii
Chestnut-backed thrush
Geokichla dohertyi
Abyssinian ground thrush
Geokichla piaggiae
Ashy thrush
Geokichla cinerea
CompareOrange ground thrush vs Siberian thrushOrange ground thrush vs Orange-headed thrushOrange ground thrush vs Pied thrushOrange ground thrush vs Chestnut-backed thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the orange ground thrush?
An adult orange ground thrush weighs 57.9 g – 62 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the orange ground thrush endangered?
The orange ground thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the orange ground thrush?
The orange ground thrush (Geokichla gurneyi) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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