The Kivu ground thrush (Geokichla piaggiae tanganicae) is a bird subspecies native to the Albertine Rift montane forests. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Kivu ground thrush | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Geokichla |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | G. p. tanganjicae
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| Trinomial name | |
| Geokichla piaggiae tanganjicae (Sassi, 1914)
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| Synonyms | |
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Zoothera piaggiae tanganjicae | |
It is currently considered a subspecies of the Abyssinian ground thrush.
References edit
- BirdLife International 2013. Zoothera tanganjicae. Downloaded from [1] on 16 March 2013.
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