Abyssinian Ground Thrush

Geokichla piaggiae

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Turdidae
Genus
Geokichla
eBird Code
abgthr1

Subspecies (6)

  • Geokichla piaggiae hadii

    southeastern South Sudan (Imatong and Dongotona mountains)

  • Geokichla piaggiae kilimensis

    Kenya (east of Rift Valley) to northern Tanzania (Mount Kilimanjaro)

  • Geokichla piaggiae piaggiae

    southeastern South Sudan, Ethiopia, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastern Uganda, and northern and western Kenya

  • Geokichla piaggiae rowei

    northern Tanzania (Loliondo and Magaidu forest)

  • Geokichla piaggiae ruwenzorii

    Rwenzori Mountains (northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and southwestern Uganda)

  • Geokichla piaggiae tanganjicae

    montane forest of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, northern Burundi, and southwestern Uganda

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.