Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus) [XC293962]
by Peter Boesman from Lalibela, North Wello, Amhara, Ethiopia (song)
Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus) [XC77451]
by Louis A. Hansen, Henrik Kisbye, Louise Pedersen, Marcel Rahner, the late Jens Otto Svendsen from Kimhandu Hill, Kipalu camp, Uluguru South F.R, Morogoro Region, Tanzania (song)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus).
The following 6 subspecies are recognised:
abyssinicus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 - Eritrea and Ethiopia south to Sudan, northern Uganda, north, western and central Kenya and northern Tanzania (south to Loliondo). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus).
deckeni Cabanis, 1868 - Northern Tanzania (Kilimanjaro south to Monduli). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus).
oldeani Sclater, WL & Moreau, 1935 - Mbulu and Crater Highlands, in northern Tanzania. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus).
bambusicola Neumann, 1908 - Eastern DRCongo, Burundi, Rwanda, south-western Uganda and north-western Tanzania. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus).
baraka (Sharpe, 1903) - Eastern DRCongo (Virunga Park) and western Uganda (Ruwenzori Mts). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus).
nyikae Reichenow, 1904 - Eastern and southern Tanzania, northern Malawi and north-eastern Zambia. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus).