African Thrush

Turdus pelios

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Turdidae
Genus
Turdus
eBird Code
afrthr1

Subspecies (9)

  • Turdus pelios bocagei

    western Angola (Benguela highlands) to western Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Turdus pelios centralis

    southern Central African Republic and eastern Congo to northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Uganda, western Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania

  • Turdus pelios chiguancoides

    Senegal to Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and northern Ghana

  • Turdus pelios graueri

    far eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Rwanda, Burundi, and western Tanzania

  • Turdus pelios nigrilorum

    highlands of Mount Cameroon

  • Turdus pelios pelios

    eastern Cameroon eastward to southern Sudan, Eritrea, and eastern Ethiopia

  • Turdus pelios poensis

    Bioko (Gulf of Guinea)

  • Turdus pelios saturatus

    western Ghana to Cameroon, western Republic of the Congo, and Gabon

  • Turdus pelios stormsi

    northeastern Angola, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), and northwestern Zambia

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.