Abyssinian Thrush

Turdus abyssinicus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Turdidae
Genus
Turdus
eBird Code
abythr1

Subspecies (6)

  • Turdus abyssinicus abyssinicus

    Eritrea, Ethiopia, southeastern South Sudan, northern Uganda, Kenya, and northern Tanzania

  • Turdus abyssinicus bambusicola

    highlands of Burundi, Rwanda, southwestern Uganda, northwestern Tanzania, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Turdus abyssinicus baraka

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

  • Turdus abyssinicus deckeni

    northern Tanzania (Longido and Ketumbeine to Mount Kilimanjaro)

  • Turdus abyssinicus nyikae

    Tanzania (Nguru and Uluguru mountains), northern Malawi, and northeastern Zambia

  • Turdus abyssinicus oldeani

    mountains of north-central Tanzania

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.