Fiji Island-Thrush
Turdus ruficeps (Ramsay, EP 1875)
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Turdidae
Genus:
Turdus
Scientific:
Turdus ruficeps
Original description
Citation:
(Ramsay, EP 1875)
Reference:
Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales
1 p. 43
Protonym:
Merula ruficeps
Type locality:
Fiji Islands [= Kandavu, vide Seebohm, 1881, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 5, p. 256].
Link:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28400650?searchTerm=ramsay%20ruficeps%20turdus
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
14BDF7A6F18850ED
Avibase ID:
avibase-14BDF7A6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/14BDF7A6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 919432
Geographic range:
- 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)
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Fiji Island-Thrush
French:
Merle des Fidji
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Fiji Island-Thrush ( Turdus ruficeps) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Fiji Island-Thrush ( Turdus ruficeps) |
| Clements, version 2024: Fiji Island-Thrush ( Turdus ruficeps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Fiji Island-Thrush ( Turdus ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Fiji Island Thrush ( Turdus ruficeps) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Turdus poliocephalus [sensu lato, excl. niveiceps]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Fiji Island Thrush, Fiji Island-Thrush
French: Merle des Fidji
Scientific: Turdus ruficeps
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