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Abyssinian ground thrush

Geokichla piaggiae (Bouvier, 1877)

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The abyssinian ground thrush (Geokichla piaggiae) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 50.3 g to 52.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Abyssinian ground thrush (Geokichla piaggiae)
Photo: JayClark · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the abyssinian ground thrush

Weight
50.3 g – 52.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the abyssinian ground thrush live?

Not recorded

What is the abyssinian ground thrush?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Abyssinian ground thrush (Geokichla piaggiae) is a thrush from the family Turdidae which is native to north-east Africa where it lives at high altitude in montane forests. Its binomial nomenclature honors the 19th century Italian explorer of East Africa Carlo Piaggia.

From the Wikipedia article “Abyssinian ground thrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abyssinian_ground_thrush&oldid=1314345931), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the abyssinian ground thrush endangered?

The abyssinian ground thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the abyssinian ground thrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTurdidae
  6. genusGeokichla
  7. SpeciesGeokichla piaggiae (Bouvier, 1877)

Synonyms Turdus piaggiae, Zoothera gurneyi piaggiae, Zoothera piaggiae, Zoothera piaggiae piaggiae

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Abyssinian ground-thrushEnglish
  • AGTHEnglish
  • tord de PiaggiaCatalan
  • drozd východoafrickýCzech
  • Brych daear AbysiniaWelsh
  • Orangebrystet DrosselDanish
  • OrangedrosselGerman
  • oranĝbrusta turdoEsperanto
  • Zorzal abisinioSpanish
  • Zorzal de PiaggiaSpanish
  • abessiniankirjorastasFinnish
  • Grive de PiaggiaFrench
  • Grive terrestre du RuwenzoriFrench
  • istočnoafrički drozdCroatian
  • narancsszínű földirigóHungarian
  • Tordo terragnolo d'AbissiniaItalian
  • アビシニアジツグミJapanese
  • abisininis dirvinis strazdasLithuanian
  • Ethiopische LijsterDutch
  • glotrostNorwegian
  • drozdaczek okularowyPolish
  • tordo-de-piaggiaPortuguese
  • tordo-da-terra-abissíniaPortuguese
  • tordo-da-terra-abissínioPortuguese
  • Оранжевый дроздRussian
  • Голосистый дроздRussian
  • Абиссинский земляной дроздRussian
  • drozd okuliarnatýSlovak
  • Riđi abisinski drozdSerbian
  • orangebröstad trastSwedish
  • Habeş Yer ArdıcıTurkish
  • квічаль абісинськийUkrainian
  • 阿比西尼亚地鸫Chinese
  • 阿比西尼亞地鶇Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the abyssinian ground thrush

Other species in the same genus Geokichla.

VU, Vulnerable

Ashy thrush

Geokichla cinerea

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the abyssinian ground thrush?

An adult abyssinian ground thrush weighs 50.3 g – 52.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the abyssinian ground thrush endangered?

The abyssinian ground thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the abyssinian ground thrush?

The abyssinian ground thrush (Geokichla piaggiae) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{abyssinian_ground_thrush_2026,
  title = {Abyssinian ground thrush (Geokichla piaggiae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/abyssinian-ground-thrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}