The island thrush is a common forest bird in the thrush family. Almost 50 subspecies have been described, ranging from South East Asia and Melanesia, to Samoa, exhibiting great differences in plumage. Several subspecies are threatened and three have already become extinct. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Latham, J 1801
Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.
Protonym:
Turdus poliocephalus
Type locality:
Norfolk Island.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/50/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
0C0375504135414E
Avibase ID:
avibase-0C037550
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0C037550
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563606
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Island Thrush (sensu lato, excl. Taiwan Thrush) ( Turdus poliocephalus [sensu lato, excl. niveiceps]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 4] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 4] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 4] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 4] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 4] |
Clements, version 2021: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 4] |
Clements, version 2019: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 4] |
eBird version 2018: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2019: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2021: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2022: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2023: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 4] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 4] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 4] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 3] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 3] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 3] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Turdus poliocephalus [sensu lato]
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