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Abyssinian Thrush
Turdus abyssinicus Gmelin, JF, 1789
Turdidae — Thrushes
Abyssinian Thrush, Turdus abyssinicus, is a thrush of eastern Africa, breeding from northern Somalia to northern Tanzania. It is part of the family Turdidae and was first described by Gmelin in 1789. The bird belongs to the eastern Afromontane region and was once treated as the same species as the olive thrush before being separated on genetic grounds. Its range does not overlap with that bird. It is found in highland areas and uses forests, woodland, exotic plantations, parks and gardens.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae — Thrushes
- Breeding range
- Africa: n Somalia to n Tanzania
