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title: "Olive Thrush"
description: "Turdus olivaceus — Uccelli. The olive thrush (Turdus olivaceus) is, in its range, one of the most common members of the thrush family (Turdidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/olive-thrush
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Olive Thrush

> Turdus olivaceus — Uccelli. The olive thrush (Turdus olivaceus) is, in its range, one of the most common members of the thrush family (Turdidae).

- Scientific name: *Turdus olivaceus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `mountains` (Montagne), `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 3224
- Wikidata: [Q1002576](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1002576)
- iNaturalist taxon: [203815](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/203815)

## Names

- en: Olive Thrush
- de: Kapdrossel
- es: Zorzal oliváceo
- fr: Merle olivâtre
- nl: Kaapse lijster
- pt: Tordo-oliváceo
- pl: Drozd ogorzały

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (3050)

## Summary

The olive thrush (Turdus olivaceus) is, in its range, one of the most common members of the thrush family (Turdidae). It occurs in  African highlands from the montane regions in Eastern and Central Africa in the north to the Cape of Good Hope in the south. It is a bird of forest and woodland, but has locally adapted to parks and large gardens in suburban areas.

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

## Photo

![Olive Thrush](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/olive-thrush/medium.jpg)

Photo: Leslie W. Powrie CT ZA · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57036861

## Machine access

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