Abyssinian Ground Thrush
Geokichla piaggiae(Bouvier, A, 1877)
English (US) Abyssinian Ground Thrush
The Abyssinian Ground Thrush (Geokichla piaggiae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Geokichla piaggiae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Abyssinian Ground Thrush
- Described by
- (Bouvier, A, 1877)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Geokichla piaggiae piaggiae
- Geokichla piaggiae hadii
- Geokichla piaggiae ruwenzorii
- Geokichla piaggiae kilimensis
- Geokichla piaggiae tanganjicae
- Geokichla piaggiae rowei
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus piaggiae
- Described by
- (Bouvier, A, 1877)
- Type locality
- Uganda (M'Tesa's country) [= Lake Tana, northern Abyssinia, vide Chapin, 1953, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 75A, p. 579].
- Original description
- Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 2 p.456
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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