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Vanuatu Island-Thrush

Turdus vanikorensis Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832

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


Original description

Citation:
  Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832

Reference:
   Voy. Astrolabe [Dumont D'Urville], Zool. 1 p.188, pl. 7, fig. 2

Imprint year:
  1830

Protonym:
  Turdus vanikorensis

Type locality:
  Vanikoro.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18512#page/246/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  BEA75AF5E0934B8A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-BEA75AF5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/BEA75AF5


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 919442

Geographic range:

  • 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
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English:
Vanuatu Island-Thrush
Danish:
Vanikoro Ødrossel
French:
Merle de Vanikoro
Slovak:
drozd vanuatský
Chinese:
瓦岛鸫


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Vanuatu Island-Thrush ( Turdus vanikorensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Vanuatu Island-Thrush ( Turdus vanikorensis)
Clements, version 2024:
Vanikoro Island-Thrush ( Turdus vanikorensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Vanikoro Island-Thrush ( Turdus vanikorensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Vanikoro Island Thrush ( Turdus vanikorensis) [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

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Danish: Vanikoro Ødrossel
English: Vanikoro Island Thrush, Vanikoro Island-Thrush, Vanuatu Island Thrush, Vanuatu Island-Thrush
French: Merle de Vanikoro
Scientific: Turdus vanikorensis
Slovak: drozd vanuatský
Chinese: 瓦岛鸫

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