The Ethiopian thrush (Turdus simensis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.

The Ethiopian thrush was formally described in 1837 by the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell from a specimen collected in northern Ethiopia.

He used the scientific name Merula (Turdus) simensis.

[2][3] The specific epithet is from the type locality, the Simien Mountains.

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