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Island Thrush (sensu lato, excl. Taiwan Thrush)

Turdus poliocephalus [sensu lato, excl. niveiceps] (= Turdus poliocephalus) Latham, J 1801

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




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Turdidae
Genus:
   Turdus
Scientific:
  Turdus poliocephalus

Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0C0375504135414E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0C037550

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0C037550

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563606

English:
Island Thrush (sensu lato, excl. Taiwan Thrush)
French:
Merle des îles (sensu lato, excl. M. de Taïwan)

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. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Island Thrush (sensu lato, excl. Taiwan Thrush) ( Turdus poliocephalus [sensu lato, excl. niveiceps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Island Thrush (sensu lato, excl. Taiwan Thrush) ( Turdus poliocephalus [sensu lato, excl. niveiceps])
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 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus)
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 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 3]
eBird version 2022:
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 3]
eBird version 2023:
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Turdus poliocephalus [sensu lato]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Azerbaijani: ada qaratoyuğu
Catalan: merla insular
Czech: drozd indopacifický
Danish: Ødrossel
German: Südseedrossel
English: Island Thrush, Island Thrush (sensu lato, excl. Taiwan Thrush)
English, HBW: Island Thrush
English (IOC): Island Thrush
English (United States): Island Thrush
Esperanto: Insula turdo
Spanish: Zorzal Insular
Spanish (Spain): Zorzal Insular
Spanish (HBW): Island Thrush
Estonian: lõunarästas
Finnish: Tyynenmerenrastas
French: Merle des îles, Merle des îles (sensu lato, excl. M. de Taïwan)
Croatian: otočni kos
Hungarian: szigeti rigó
Indonesian: Anis Gunung
Italian: Tordo insulare
Japanese (romaji): taiwantsugumi
Japanese: タイワンツグミ, ハイガシラツグミ
Scientific: Turdus poliocephalus, Turdus poliocephalus [sensu lato, excl. niveiceps], Turdus poliocephalus poliocephalus
Lithuanian: Kalninis strazdas
Dutch: Eilandmerel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Øytrast
Norwegian: Øytrost
Polish: drozd wyspowy
Portuguese: tordo-insular
Portuguese (Portugal): Tordo-insular
Russian: Изменчивый дрозд, Островной дрозд
Slovak: drozd ostrovný
Serbian: Pacifički ostrvski drozd
Swedish: Ötrast
Turkish: Ada ardıcı
Ukrainian: Дрізд мінливоперий
Chinese: 岛鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 白頭鶇〔島鶇〕

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