Orange Ground-Thrush Geokichla gurneyi Scientific name definitions
Nigel Collar
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2005
Text last updated January 1, 2005
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Afrikaans | Oranjelyster |
Catalan | tord de Gurney |
Dutch | Gurneys Lijster |
English | Orange Ground-Thrush |
English (Kenya) | Orange Ground Thrush |
English (United States) | Orange Ground-Thrush |
French | Grive de Gurney |
French (France) | Grive de Gurney |
German | Gurneydrossel |
Japanese | アフリカジツグミ |
Norwegian | bantutrost |
Polish | drozdaczek pomarańczowogardły |
Portuguese (Angola) | Tordo-da-terra-laranja |
Russian | Оранжевобрюхий дрозд |
Serbian | Gernijev drozd |
Slovak | drozd oranžový |
Spanish | Zorzal de Gurney |
Spanish (Spain) | Zorzal de Gurney |
Swedish | gurneytrast |
Turkish | Gurney Ardıcı |
Ukrainian | Квічаль помаранчевий |
Geokichla gurneyi (Hartlaub, 1864)
PROTONYM:
Turdus gurneyi
Hartlaub, 1864. Ibis, p.350 pl.9.
TYPE LOCALITY:
near Pietermaritzburg, Natal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GEOKICHLA
- geokichla
- gurneyi
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Field Identification
Systematics History
Editor's Note: This article requires further editing work to merge existing content into the appropriate Subspecies sections. Please bear with us while this update takes place.
Often treated as conspecific with G. crossleyi, in part owing to vocal similarity, but plumage differences favour treatment as separate species. Proposed races chyulu (from Chyulu Mts, in SE Kenya) and usambarae (from Mlalo, near Wilhelmstal, in N Tanzania) synonymized with raineyi. Five subspecies recognized.Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Geokichla gurneyi otomitra Scientific name definitions
Distribution
W Angola (Namba Mts (1), Mt Moco), SE DRCongo (Upemba National Park), Tanzania, NE Zambia and N Malawi.
Geokichla gurneyi otomitra Reichenow, 1904
PROTONYM:
Geocichla gurneyi otomitra
Reichenow, 1904. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 12, p. 95.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bulongwa and Tandalla, Kondeland ; restricted to Bulongwa, northeast of Lake Nyasa, by Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 444.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GEOKICHLA
- geokichla
- gurneyi
- otomitra
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Geokichla gurneyi chuka Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Mt Kenya and Kikuyu Escarpment.
Geokichla gurneyi chuka Van Someren, 1931
PROTONYM:
Geocichla gurneyi chuka
Van Someren, 1931. The Journal of the East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society 9 (37) (1930), p. 195.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Chuka, Mount Kenya, central Kenya.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GEOKICHLA
- geokichla
- gurneyi
- chuka
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Geokichla gurneyi raineyi Scientific name definitions
Distribution
SE Kenya (Chyulu and Taita Hills) and N Tanzania.
Geokichla gurneyi raineyi Mearns, 1913
PROTONYM:
Geocichla gurneyi raineyi
Mearns, 1913. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 61 no.10, p.4.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mount Mbololo, east of Mount Kilimanjaro, southeastern Kenya.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GEOKICHLA
- geokichla
- gurneyi
- raineyi
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Geokichla gurneyi disruptans Scientific name definitions
Distribution
C Malawi S to Mozambique, E Zimbabwe, NE South Africa and N Swaziland.
Geokichla gurneyi disruptans (Clancey, 1955)
PROTONYM:
Turdus gurneyi disruptans
Clancey, 1955. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 75 (6), p.74.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Vumba Highlands, 5,500 ft., near Umtali, eastern Southern Rhodesia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GEOKICHLA
- geokichla
- gurneyi
- disruptans
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Geokichla gurneyi gurneyi Scientific name definitions
Distribution
E South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal S to Eastern Cape).
Geokichla gurneyi gurneyi (Hartlaub, 1864)
PROTONYM:
Turdus gurneyi
Hartlaub, 1864. Ibis, p.350 pl.9.
TYPE LOCALITY:
near Pietermaritzburg, Natal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GEOKICHLA
- geokichla
- gurneyi
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Distribution
Editor's Note: Additional distribution information for this taxon can be found in the 'Subspecies' article above. In the future we will develop a range-wide distribution article.