23-3-2018 MUIZENBERG, CAPE TOWN - CAPE OLIVE THRUSH (Turdus olivaceus ssp. olivaceus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/623309-Turdus-olivaceus-olivaceus

1-4-2018 EDEN PLETTENBERG BAY, SOUTH AFRICA - CAPE OLIVE THRUSH (Turdus olivaceus ssp. olivaceus)

The olive thrush is, in its range, one of the most common members of the thrush family (Turdidae). It occurs in African highlands from southern Malawi and Mozambique 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.

Inhabits Montane forests and coastal forests and scrub. Has adapted well to suburbia.

Found along the eastern part of the Eastern Cape.

Its diet includes Insects and earthworms. Eats fruit in the winter when insects are scarce.

Feeds on the ground, turning over fallen leaves. Tends to keep to cover more than Karoo Thrush, venturing out into the open less often. Sings from perch in tree canopy.

Cape Thushes are Monogamous. Builds a bulky nest on the fork of a tree just below the canopy.