Grey ground thrush

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Grey ground thrush
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Illustration by Keulemans, 1881
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Geokichla
Species:
G. princei
Binomial name
Geokichla princei
(Sharpe, 1873)
Synonyms

Zoothera princei

The grey ground thrush (Geokichla princei) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Geokichla princei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22708450A131948405. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22708450A131948405.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.