EN — Endangered

Turdus helleri

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

AVES

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

TURDIDAE

Genus

Turdus

Turdus helleri belongs to the family TURDIDAE, order PASSERIFORMES, within the AVES class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

ForestMajorShrublandMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

IUCN Red List: Endangered

Assessed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Fire & fire suppression

Ongoing

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Other threat

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Habitat & natural process restoration

Species management

Species recovery

Species reintroduction

Awareness & communications

Linked enterprises & livelihood alternatives

06 — Range

Found in 1 Country

Kenya

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Turdus helleri (Turdus helleri). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/taita-thrush

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