Abyssinian Ground Thrush
Geokichla piaggiae (Bouvier, 1877)
Turdidae — Thrushes
Abyssinian Ground Thrush, Geokichla piaggiae, is a thrush of the family Turdidae that breeds in central and eastern Africa. It lives in high-altitude montane forest, especially in the undergrowth of evergreen forest in wet areas, and can also occur in bamboo forest and pine plantations. It is a shy, solitary bird that forages on the ground beneath trees and dense cover, and it is often found near forest streams, moss and lichen. Adults show a deep rufous orange head and face, a white eye ring, olive-brown upperparts, and two clear white wingbars.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae — Thrushes
- Breeding range
- Africa: c, e
