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Abyssinian Thrush

Turdus abyssinicus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernOmnivoreForestCup nestMedium · 67 g
Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus), photo 1
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Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus), photo 2
Photo: This image was produced by me, David Castor (user:dcastor). The pictures I submit to the Wikipedia Project are released to the public domain. This gives you the right to use them in any way you like, without any kind of notification. This said, I would still appreciate to be mentioned as the originator whenever you think it complies well with your use of the picture. A message to me about how it has been used would also be welcome. You are obviously not required to respond to these wishes of mine, just in a friendly manner encouraged to. (All my photos are placed in Category:Images by David Castor or a subcategory thereof.) · CC0
Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus), photo 3
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Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus), photo 4
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Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus), photo 5
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Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus), photo 6
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Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus), photo 7
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Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus), photo 8
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Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus), photo 10
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What the Abyssinian Thrush sounds like

Sonogram of the Abyssinian Thrush: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Anne Ndung'u · Call · Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

It is 22 centimetres (8.7 in) long. This variable forest thrush is generally darker than the African thrush and has an orange (not yellow) bill. It is also darker than the Kurrichane thrush and has no malar stripes. Generally the birds get darker at higher altitudes.

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When to see the Abyssinian Thrush

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Abyssinian Thrush

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 10 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Kenya Ethiopia Rwanda Uganda Tanzania Congo - Kinshasa Malawi Burundi Eritrea Zambia

Recorded as a rare visitor in Nigeria, South Sudan.

About the Abyssinian Thrush

The Abyssinian thrush is a passerine bird in the family Turdidae. It is also known as the African mountain thrush, or northern olive thrush The species was formerly treated as conspecific with the olive thrush but the species were split based on the genetic differences. The ranges do not overlap. The Abyssinian thrush is native to the eastern Afromontane.

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Easily confused with

Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni) Naumann's ThrushTurdus naumanniNaumann's thrush is a species of the thrush family Turdidae which breeds eastwards from central Siberia to North Manchuria, Amurland and Sakhalin. Sooty Thrush (Turdus nigrescens) Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensThe sooty thrush is 24 to 25.5 cm (9.4 to 10 in) long and weighs about 96 g (3.4 oz). Grey-winged Blackbird (Turdus boulboul) Grey-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboulThe grey-winged blackbird is a species of Turdus in the thrush family, found at in the mountains of southern and eastern Asia from the Himalayas to northern Vietnam.

Side by side: Abyssinian Thrush vs Sooty Thrush

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