bird · Passeriformes · Turdidae

Karoo Thrush

Turdus smithi Bonaparte, 1850 — also called KATH. Occurrence records of the Karoo Thrush are shared on GBIF from around 85 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve (3 293 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernTurdidae

85reserves with records

34 221records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Karoo Thrush (Turdus smithi) — Photo: derivative work: JerryFriedman ( talk ) Olive_Thrush_(Turdus_olivaceus)_on_lawn.jpg : Mon… · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	3 293
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	3 062
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	2 171
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 104
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 069
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 963
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	1 612
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 605
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 496
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	1 480
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	1 295
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	1 068
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 063
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	861
Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	832
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	790
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	605
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	576
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	576
Colbyn ValleyNature reserve	GP Gauteng	467
Montgomery VleiNature reserve	GP Gauteng	456
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	414
Rotary ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	398
Silkaatsnek Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	367
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	359
Melville KoppiesNature reserve	GP Gauteng	325
Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	273
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	259
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	255
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	240
The Wilds Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	230
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	133
Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	121
Vredefort Dome core areaProtected area	NW North West	109
Leon Taljaard Nature ReserveProtected area	NW North West	103
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	101
Pikkie Park ConservancyPrivate game reserve	FS Free State	88
Vaaldam Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	86
Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	76
Camdeboo National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	67
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	62
Cango WildlifeNature reserve	WC Western Cape	61
Somabula Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	60
Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	57
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	54
Alice Glockner Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	41
Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	33
Kuschke Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	33
eMalahleni Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	33
Rocherpan Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	32
Magaliesberg Nature AreaNature reserve	NW North West	28
Clarens Village Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	26
Gamsberg Nature ReserveProtected area	NC Northern Cape	26
Modderfontein ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	22
OPM Prozesky Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	21
Steenbokkie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	14
Lion & Safari ParkGame reserve	GP Gauteng	13
The Koppie Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	12
Pretorius KloofNature reserve	FS Free State	11
Vergenoeg Nature Reserve & Hiking TrailNature reserve	NW North West	11

and 25 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Gauteng: 33 reserves
North West: 15 reserves
Free State: 12 reserves
Western Cape: 8 reserves
Northern Cape: 7 reserves
Mpumalanga: 3 reserves
Limpopo: 3 reserves
Eastern Cape: 3 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Scientific name: Turdus smithi
GBIF taxon: 5846236
Wikidata: Q27075630

More of the Turdidae family

Olive Thrush Kurrichane Thrush Groundscraper Thrush Orange Ground Thrush Spotted Ground Thrush

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.