Olive Thrush

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Turdus olivaceus

Olive Thrushes are usually seen singly or in pairs, searching for worms, insects and other invertebrates (and occasionally fruit) on the floor of indigenous woodlands and forests and increasingly in well-planted parks and gardens. Adults weigh around 65g and measure about 23cm in length.

Olive Thrushes breed throughout the year, though there appears to be a peak in nesting during spring and early summer. Pairs are monogamous and territorial. Females build cup-shaped nests high up in trees and shrubs and incubate the clutch of 1-3 eggs over a two week period. The chicks grow quickly and leave the nest when they’re around 16 days old, but they will remain with their parents for up to two months.

Olive Thrushes occur patchily in Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho and South Africa (Western Cape to escarpment of Mpumalanga and Limpopo). The IUCN regards it to be of least concern. The Karoo Thrush was previously considered to be a subspecies of the Olive Thrush and it is possible that the two species may interbreed on occasion.

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      4. de Wets Wild Post author

        Dankie vir die omgee, Dina, ek waardeer dit regtig. Ek kry nou behandeling vir 1 probleem, n tweede gaan ons vir nou net dophou en hoop kom self reg en n derde gaan dalk n operasie kort om aan te spreek sodra die eerste probleem uitsorteer is. Ek het nooit geweet om 40 te wees gaan met soveel rickmarole saam nie… Maar minstens weet ek nou ons kan maar met n geruste hart weer plek bespreek vir weggaan, so ja, dit gaan beter dankie!

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  7. Anne

    Olive Thrushes in our garden regularly eat apples, love cheese on the rare occasions I put it out and are very good at cleaning gutters of leaves! They are so vigorous in their foraging that leaves get tossed out of the gutters at a rapid speed 🙂

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