Turdus kulambangrae (Solomons Island Thrush)

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Solomons Island Thrush

Turdus kulambangrae Mayr, E 1941

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Turdidae
Genus:
   Turdus
Scientific:
  Turdus kulambangrae

Original description

Citation:
Mayr, E 1941

Reference:
Amer. Mus. Novit. no.1152 p.6

Protonym:
Turdus poliocephalus kulambangrae

Type locality:
Kulambangra Island.

Link:
https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/4778/

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
601693AE549CEC58

Avibase ID:
avibase-601693AE

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/601693AE

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 919417

English:
Guadalcanal Island Thrush
Bulgarian:
Соломонов дрозд
Czech:
drozd šalomounský
Danish:
Kulambangra Ødrossel
Esperanto:
salomona turdo
Spanish:
Mirlo de las Salomón
Spanish (Spain):
Mirlo de las Salomón
French:
Merle de Kulambangra
Japanese:
ソロモンハイガシラツグミ
Dutch:
Salomonsmerel
Norwegian:
salomonøytrost
Polish:
drozd salomoński
Portuguese:
tordo-insular-das-salomão
Slovak:
drozd kolombangarský
Serbian:
Ostrvski drozd sa Solomonskih ostrva
Swedish:
salomontrast
Turkish:
Solomon Ada Ardıcı
Chinese:
所罗门岛鸫

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Guadalcanal Island Thrush ( Turdus kulambangrae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Guadalcanal Island-Thrush ( Turdus kulambangrae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Guadalcanal Island Thrush ( Turdus kulambangrae)
Avilist 2025: Guadalcanal Island Thrush ( Turdus kulambangrae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Solomons Island-Thrush ( Turdus kulambangrae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Solomons Island-Thrush ( Turdus kulambangrae) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Solomons Island-Thrush ( Turdus kulambangrae) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Solomons Island-Thrush ( Turdus kulambangrae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Solomons Island Thrush ( Turdus kulambangrae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Solomons Island Thrush ( Turdus kulambangrae) [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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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements: 1 2 3 4

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bulgarian: Соломонов дрозд
Czech: drozd šalomounský
Danish: Kulambangra Ødrossel
English: Guadalcanal Island Thrush, Guadalcanal Island-Thrush, Solomons Island Thrush, Solomons Island-Thrush
[ENAV]: Solomons Island-Thrush
English, HBW: Island Thrush (Kolombangara/Guadalcanal)
English (IOC): Solomons Island Thrush
English (United States): Solomons Island-Thrush
Esperanto: salomona turdo
Spanish: Mirlo de las Salomón
Spanish (Spain): Mirlo de las Salomón
French: Merle de Kulambangra
Japanese: ソロモンハイガシラツグミ
Scientific: Turdus kulambangrae
Dutch: Salomonsmerel
Norwegian: salomonøytrost
Polish: drozd salomoński
Portuguese: tordo-insular-das-salomão
Slovak: drozd kolombangarský
Serbian: Ostrvski drozd sa Solomonskih ostrva
Swedish: salomontrast
Turkish: Solomon Ada Ardıcı
Chinese: 所罗门岛鸫