NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Crossley's Ground Thrush
Geokichla crossleyi (Sharpe, 1871)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Crossley's ground thrush (Geokichla crossleyi) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Crossley's ground thrush; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:48:39.536220+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Geokichla crossleyi (Sharpe, 1871)
- Name authority
- (Sharpe, 1871)
- Common name
- Crossley's Ground Thrush
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae
- Genus
- Geokichla
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusGeokichla S. Müller, 1836
- speciesGeokichla crossleyi (Sharpe, 1871)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Geokichla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ashy ThrushGeokichla cinerea Bourns & Worcester, 1894 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpres (Temminck, 1828) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Enggano ThrushGeokichla leucolaema Salvadori, 1892 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oberländer's Ground ThrushGeokichla oberlaenderi Sassi, 1914 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-sided ThrushGeokichla peronii (Vieillot, 1818) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slaty-backed ThrushGeokichla schistacea A. B. Meyer, 1884 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spot-winged ThrushGeokichla spiloptera (Blyth, 1847) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-backed ThrushGeokichla dohertyi E. J. O. Hartert, 1896 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-eared Ground ThrushGeokichla camaronensis Sharpe, 1905 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina (Latham, 1790) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buru ThrushGeokichla dumasi Rothschild, 1899 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-backed ThrushGeokichla erythronota P. L. Sclater, 1859 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Zoothera crossleyi (Sharpe, 1871) (Sharpe, 1871) | synonym |
| Turdus crossleyi Sharpe, 1871 Sharpe, 1871 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916871 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FPZ9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.