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title: "Grive litsitsirupa"
description: "Turdus litsitsirupa — Oiseaux. The groundscraper thrush (Turdus litsitsirupa) is a passerine bird of southern and eastern Africa belonging to the thrush family, Turdidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/groundscraper-thrush
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grive litsitsirupa

> Turdus litsitsirupa — Oiseaux. The groundscraper thrush (Turdus litsitsirupa) is a passerine bird of southern and eastern Africa belonging to the thrush family, Turdidae.

- Scientific name: *Turdus litsitsirupa*
- Category: `birds` (Oiseaux)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1512
- iNaturalist taxon: [1423667](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1423667)

## Names

- en: Groundscraper Thrush
- de: Akaziendrossel
- es: Zorzal litsitsirupa
- fr: Grive litsitsirupa

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (912), NA (370), BW (83), ZW (47), ZM (23), SZ (20), AO (3)

## Summary

The groundscraper thrush (Turdus litsitsirupa) is a passerine bird of southern and eastern Africa belonging to the thrush family, Turdidae. It was previously considered the only member of the genus Psophocichla, but phylogenetic analysis supports it belonging in the genus Turdus, where it forms a sister group to the remaining Turdus species.
It is 22–24 centimetres (8.7–9.4 in) long with an erect posture, short tail, heavy bill and fairly long legs. The upperparts are plain grey-brown with a chestnut wing-panel. The underparts are white with black spots and the face is white with bold black markings. The underwing…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundscraper_thrush

## Photo

![Grive litsitsirupa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/groundscraper-thrush/medium.jpg)

Photo: Prince Molokomme · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/374570342

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/groundscraper-thrush?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).