Abyssinian Ground-Thrush Geokichla piaggiae Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (6)
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Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2005
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Оранжевогръд дрозд |
| Catalan | tord de Piaggia |
| Croatian | istočnoafrički drozd |
| Dutch | Ethiopische lijster |
| English | Abyssinian Ground-Thrush |
| English (AVI) | Abyssinian Ground Thrush |
| English (Kenya) | Abyssinian Ground Thrush |
| English (United States) | Abyssinian Ground-Thrush |
| Estonian | sõõrsilm-maarästas |
| Finnish | abessiniankirjorastas |
| French | Grive de Piaggia |
| French (Canada) | Grive de Piaggia |
| German | Orangedrossel |
| Japanese | アビシニアジツグミ |
| Norwegian | glotrost |
| Polish | drozdaczek okularowy |
| Russian | Оранжевый дрозд |
| Serbian | Riđi abisinski drozd |
| Slovak | drozd okuliarnatý |
| Spanish | Zorzal de Piaggia |
| Spanish (Spain) | Zorzal de Piaggi |
| Swedish | orangebröstad trast |
| Turkish | Habeş Yer Ardıcı |
| Ukrainian | Квічаль абісинський |
Geokichla piaggiae (Bouvier, 1877)
PROTONYM:
Turdus piaggiae
Bouvier, 1877. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 2, p.456.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Uganda (M'Tesa's country) [= Lake Tana, northern Abyssinia, vide Chapin, 1953, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 75A, p. 579].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- GEOKICHLA
- geokichla
- piaggiae
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
EBIRD GROUP (POLYTYPIC)
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush (Abyssinian) Geokichla piaggiae [piaggiae Group]
Available illustrations of subspecies in this group
Distribution
SE South Sudan (Boma Hills) and Ethiopia S to E DRCongo (S to Kahuzi and Itombwe Mts), E Uganda and N and W Kenya.
Geokichla piaggiae piaggiae (Bouvier, 1877)
PROTONYM:
Turdus piaggiae
Bouvier, 1877. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 2, p.456.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Uganda (M'Tesa's country) [= Lake Tana, northern Abyssinia, vide Chapin, 1953, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 75A, p. 579].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- GEOKICHLA
- geokichla
- piaggiae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
S South Sudan (Imatong and Dongotona Mts).
Geokichla piaggiae hadii Macdonald, 1940
PROTONYM:
Geokichla piaggiae hadii
Macdonald, 1940. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 60, p.98.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Emogadung, Dongotona Mountains, southeastern Sudan.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- GEOKICHLA
- geokichla
- piaggiae
- hadii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
Rwenzori Mts (W Uganda).
Geokichla piaggiae ruwenzorii (Prigogine, 1985)
PROTONYM:
Zoothera piaggiae ruwenzorii
Prigogine, 1985. Le Gerfaut 74 (4), p. 386.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- GEOKICHLA
- geokichla
- piaggiae
- ruwenzorae / ruwenzori / ruwenzoria / ruwenzoriae / ruwenzorii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
C and S Kenya and N Tanzania (Mt Kilimanjaro).
Geokichla piaggiae kilimensis Neumann, 1900
PROTONYM:
Geocichla gurneyi kilimensis
Neumann, 1900. Journal für Ornithologie 48, p. 188 (in text).
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kifinika, Kilimanjaro.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- GEOKICHLA
- geokichla
- piaggiae
- kilimense / kilimensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
extreme S Kenya (Nguruman Hills) and N Tanzania.
Geokichla piaggiae rowei Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1937
PROTONYM:
Geokichla piaggiae rowei
Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1937. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 57, p.101.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Loliondo Forest, northern Arusha District, northern Tanganyika.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- GEOKICHLA
- geokichla
- piaggiae
- rowei
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush (Kivu) Geokichla piaggiae tanganjicae Scientific name definitions
Distribution
E DRCongo (E Kivu), SW Uganda (Kigezi, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Mt Muhavura), Rwanda and N Burundi.
Geokichla piaggiae tanganjicae Sassi, 1914
PROTONYM:
Geocichla gurneyi tanganjicae
Sassi, 1914. Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 51, p.311.
TYPE LOCALITY:
forest northwest of Tanganyika, 2,000 m.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- GEOKICHLA
- geokichla
- piaggiae
- tanganicae / tanganjicae / tanganyicae / tanganyika / tanganyikae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
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Distribution of the Abyssinian Ground-Thrush
