Turdus pritzbueri (Loyalty Island-Thrush)

Loyalty Island-Thrush

Turdus pritzbueri Layard, EL 1878

Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Layard, EL 1878

Reference:
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser.5, vol.1, no.5 p.374

Protonym:
Turdus Pritzbueri

Type locality:
Lifu, New Caledonia.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88434#page/394/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
888E74BE0F35D81D

Avibase ID:
avibase-888E74BE

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/888E74BE

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 919430

Geographic range:

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)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Loyalty Island-Thrush
French:
Merle des Loyauté
Slovak:
drozd bielohlavý
Chinese:
瓦努阿图岛鸫

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Loyalty Island-Thrush ( Turdus pritzbueri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Island Thrush [White-headed] ( Turdus poliocephalus [pritzbueri or albifrons])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Loyalty Island-Thrush ( Turdus pritzbueri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Island Thrush [White-headed] ( Turdus poliocephalus [pritzbueri or albifrons])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Island Thrush [White-headed] ( Turdus poliocephalus [pritzbueri or albifrons])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Island Thrush [White-headed] ( Turdus poliocephalus [pritzbueri or albifrons])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Island Thrush [White-headed] ( Turdus poliocephalus [pritzbueri or albifrons])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Island Thrush [White-headed] ( Turdus poliocephalus [pritzbueri or albifrons])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Island Thrush [White-headed] ( Turdus poliocephalus [pritzbueri or albifrons])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Island Thrush [White-headed] ( Turdus poliocephalus [pritzbueri or albifrons])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Island Thrush [White-headed] ( Turdus poliocephalus [pritzbueri or albifrons])
Clements, version 2024: White-headed Island-Thrush ( Turdus pritzbueri) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Island Thrush (White-headed) ( Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri/albifrons) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Island Thrush (White-headed) ( Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri/albifrons) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Island Thrush (White-headed) ( Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri/albifrons) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Island Thrush (White-headed) ( Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri/albifrons) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Island Thrush (White-headed) ( Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri/albifrons) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Island Thrush (White-headed) ( Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri/albifrons) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Island Thrush (White-headed) ( Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri/albifrons) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Island Thrush (White-headed) ( Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri/albifrons) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Island Thrush (White-headed) ( Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri/albifrons) [version 3]
eBird version 2022: Island Thrush (White-headed) ( Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri/albifrons) [version 3]
eBird version 2023: Island Thrush (White-headed) ( Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri/albifrons) [version 3]
eBird version 2024: White-headed Island-Thrush ( Turdus pritzbueri) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: White-headed Island Thrush ( Turdus pritzbueri) [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.

German: Südseedrossel (pritzbueri/albifrons)
English: Island Thrush (White-headed), Island Thrush [White-headed], Loyalty Island Thrush, Loyalty Island-Thrush, White-headed Island Thrush, White-headed Island-Thrush
English, HBW: Island Thrush (White-headed)
English (IOC): Island Thrush (White-headed)
English (United States): Island Thrush (White-headed)
Spanish: Zorzal Insular (pritzbueri/albifrons)
Spanish (Spain): Zorzal Insular (pritzbueri/albifrons)
Spanish (HBW): Island Thrush (White-headed)
French: Merle des îles (à tête blanche), Merle des îles [pritzbueri ou albifrons], Merle des Loyauté
Japanese (romaji): taiwantsugumi (pritzbueri/albifrons)
Japanese: タイワンツグミ (pritzbueri/albifrons), ハイガシラツグミ (pritzbueri/albifrons), ハイガシラツグミ（pritzbueri／albifrons）
Scientific: Turdus poliocephalus [pritzbueri or albifrons], Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri, Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri/albifrons, Turdus Pritzbueri
Dutch: Eilandmerel (pritzbueri/albifrons)
Norwegian: øytrost (pritzbueri/albifrons)
Polish: drozd wyspowy (pritzbueri/albifrons)
Portuguese (Portugal): tordo-insular (pritzbueri/albifrons)
Russian: Изменчивый дрозд (pritzbueri/albifrons)
Slovak: drozd bielohlavý, drozd bielohlavý (skup.), drozd lifouský
Serbian: Pacifički ostrvski drozd (pritzbueri/albifrons)
Swedish: ötrast (pritzbueri/albifrons)
Turkish: Ada ardıcı (pritzbueri/albifrons)
Chinese: 瓦努阿图岛鸫