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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

Geographic range:

  • Turdus poliocephalus: formerly Lord Howe and Norfolk islands; extinct
  • Turdus poliocephalus poliocephalus: formerly Norfolk Island; extinct
  • Turdus poliocephalus vinitinctus: formerly Lord Howe Island; extinct
  • Turdus mindorensis: mountains of Mindoro (Philippines)
  • Turdus thomassoni: mountains of Luzon (northern Philippines)
  • Turdus thomassoni thomassoni: mountains of northern Luzon (northern Philippines)
  • Turdus thomassoni mayonensis: mountains of southern Luzon (northern Philippines)
  • Turdus nigrorum: mountains of Negros and Mindanao (west-central and southern Philippines)
  • Turdus nigrorum nigrorum: mountains of Negros (west-central Philippines)
  • Turdus nigrorum malindangensis: southern Philippines (Mount Malindang region of northwestern Mindanao)
  • Turdus nigrorum katanglad: southern Philippines (Mount Katanglad region of central Mindanao)
  • Turdus nigrorum kelleri: southern Philippines (Mount Apo and adjacent mountains of southeastern Mindanao)
  • Turdus erythropleurus: Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
  • Turdus schlegelii: mountains of Sulawesi and Timor (eastern Lesser Sundas)
  • Turdus schlegelii schlegelii: eastern Lesser Sundas (Mount Mutis on western Timor)
  • Turdus schlegelii hygroscopus: south-central Sulawesi (Latimojong Mountains)
  • Turdus schlegelii celebensis: southwestern Sulawesi (Bonthain Peak and Wawa Kareng)
  • Turdus schlegelii sterlingi: eastern Lesser Sundas (Mount Ramelan on eastern Timor)
  • Turdus javanicus: mountains of Sumatra, Java, and northern Borneo
  • Turdus javanicus javanicus: mountains of central Java
  • Turdus javanicus fumidus: Mount Gede-Pangrango region (western Java)
  • Turdus javanicus biesenbachi: Mount Papandayan region (southwestern Java)
  • Turdus javanicus loeseri: mountains of northern Sumatra
  • Turdus javanicus indrapurae: mountains of southwestern Sumatra
  • Turdus javanicus stresemanni: Mount Lawu region (central Java)
  • Turdus javanicus whiteheadi: mountains of eastern Java
  • Turdus javanicus seebohmi: mounts Kinabalu and Trus Madi (northern Borneo)
  • Turdus deningeri: montane Taliabu (Sula Islands, east of Sulawesi) and Mount Binaia on Seram (southern Moluccas)
  • Turdus deningeri deningeri: Mount Binaia (Seram, southern Moluccas)
  • Turdus deningeri sukahujan: Taliabu (Sula Islands)
  • Turdus papuensis: mountains of New Guinea, including Goodenough Island (off southeastern New Guinea)
  • Turdus papuensis papuensis: mountains of southeastern New Guinea
  • Turdus papuensis erebus: New Guinea (Bismarck Mountains)
  • Turdus papuensis keysseri: northeastern New Guinea (Saruwaged Mountains of Huon Peninsula)
  • Turdus papuensis versteegi: western New Guinea (Jayawijaya Mountains)
  • Turdus papuensis canescens: Goodenough, in D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
  • Turdus heinrothi: Mussau, in St. Matthias Group (north-central Bismarck Archipelago), mountains of New Ireland, and Tolokiwa Island (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Turdus heinrothi heinrothi: Mussau, in St. Matthias Group (north-central Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Turdus heinrothi tolokiwae: Tolokiwa Island (southeastern Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Turdus heinrothi beehleri: New Ireland (northeastern Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Turdus bougainvillei: Bougainville (northwestern Solomon Islands)
  • Turdus kulambangrae: mountains of Kolombangara and Guadalcanal (central and southeastern Solomon Islands)
  • Turdus kulambangrae kulambangrae: Kolombangara (west-central Solomon Islands)
  • Turdus kulambangrae sladeni: Guadalcanal (southeastern Solomon Islands)
  • Turdus vanikorensis: Rennell and Temotu (southeastern Solomon Islands) and northern to central Vanuatu, and formerly Maré (Loyalty Islands), where extinct
  • Turdus vanikorensis vanikorensis: Utupua and Vanikoro (central and southern Temotu, southeastern Solomon Islands) and Espiritu Santo and Malo (northern Vanuatu)
  • Turdus vanikorensis whitneyi: Gaua Island, in southern Banks Islands (northern Vanuatu)
  • Turdus vanikorensis malekulae: Pentecost, Malekula, and Ambrym (eastern Vanuatu)
  • Turdus vanikorensis becki: Paama, Lopevi, Epi, and Mai (central Vanuatu)
  • Turdus vanikorensis rennellianus: Rennell (southeastern Solomon Islands)
  • Turdus vanikorensis placens: Ureparapara and Vanua Lava, in southern Banks Islands (northern Vanuatu)
  • Turdus vanikorensis efatensis: Efate and Nguna (central Vanuatu)
  • Turdus vanikorensis mareensis: formerly Maré (Loyalty Islands); extinct
  • Turdus pritzbueri: southern Vanuatu and Lifou (Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, probably extirpated)
  • Turdus pritzbueri pritzbueri: Tanna (southern Vanuatu); the thrush on Futuna probably is also this subspecies; and Loyalty Islands (Lifou, where probably extirpated)
  • Turdus pritzbueri albifrons: Erromango (southern Vanuatu)
  • Turdus xanthopus: New Caledonia and satellites (possibly extinct except for Yandé, northwest of Grande Terre)
  • Turdus samoensis: Samoa (Savai'i and Upolu)
  • Turdus ruficeps: Fiji
  • Turdus ruficeps ruficeps: Kadavu (southwestern Fiji)
  • Turdus ruficeps layardi: Viti Levu, Ovalau, Yasawa, and Koro (western Fiji)
  • Turdus ruficeps vitiensis: Vanua Levu (eastern Fiji)
  • Turdus ruficeps hades: Gau (central Fiji)
  • Turdus ruficeps tempesti: Taveuni (eastern Fiji)
  • Show more...
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. 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]
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

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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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