Turdus vanikorensis (Vanikoro Island Thrush)

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Vanikoro 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

English:
Vanuatu Island Thrush
Bulgarian:
Ваникороски дрозд
Czech:
drozd vanikorský
Danish:
Vanikoro Ødrossel
Esperanto:
vanikora turdo
Spanish:
Mirlo de las Santa Cruz
Spanish (Spain):
Mirlo de las Santa Cruz
French:
Merle de Vanikoro
Japanese:
サンタクルーズハイガシラツグミ
Dutch:
Vanuatumerel
Norwegian:
vanuatuøytrost
Polish:
drozd melanezyjski
Portuguese:
tordo-insular-de-vanikoro
Slovak:
drozd vanuatský
Serbian:
Drozd sa ostrva Vanikoro
Swedish:
vanuatutrast
Turkish:
Vanikoro Ada Ardıcı
Chinese:
瓦岛鸫

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Vanuatu Island Thrush ( Turdus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Vanuatu Island-Thrush ( Turdus vanikorensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Vanuatu Island Thrush ( Turdus vanikorensis)
Avilist 2025: Vanuatu Island Thrush ( Turdus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Vanikoro Island-Thrush ( Turdus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Vanikoro Island-Thrush ( Turdus vanikorensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Vanikoro Island-Thrush ( Turdus vanikorensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Vanikoro Island-Thrush ( Turdus vanikorensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Vanikoro Island Thrush ( Turdus vanikorensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: 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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