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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Geokichla
Species:
Subspecies:
G. p. tanganjicae
Trinomial name
Geokichla piaggiae tanganjicae
(Sassi, 1914)
Synonyms

Zoothera piaggiae tanganjicae
Zootheria tanganjicae
Geokichla tanganjicae

It is currently considered a subspecies of the Abyssinian ground thrush.

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