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What is a Palm-thrush?

10,000 Birds

Mum, Dad, I’m sorry I described my childhood as feral. As noted in their entry the Handbook of the Birds of the World, they are unusual in their close association with palms (hence the name) and in building mud nests (in palms or human buildings). Across the Chobe River from Kasane, overlooking the Caprivi Strip of Namibia.