Abyssinian ground thrush
| Abyssinian ground thrush | |
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| Photographed in Kenya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Geokichla |
| Species: | G. piaggiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Geokichla piaggiae (Bouvier, 1877) | |
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The Abyssinian ground thrush (Geokichla piaggiae) is a passerine bird native to north-east Africa. It lives at high altitude in montane forests.[2]
Illustration by Keulemans, 1881
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Zoothera piaggiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Birds of Africa south of the Sahara, Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan, 2003, Struik Publishers, ISBN 1-86872-857-9
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