Geokichla [erythronota or mendeni] (Red-backed or Red-and-black Thrush)

Red-backed or Red-and-black Thrush

Geokichla [erythronota or mendeni] (= Geokichla erythronota) Sclater, PL 1859

The red-backed thrush or rusty-backed thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. Traditionally, it included the red-and-black thrush as a subspecies. It is endemic to forests on Sulawesi and the nearby islands of Buton and Kabaena in Indonesia. It is becoming rare due to habitat destruction. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Turdidae
Genus:
   Geokichla
Scientific:
  Geokichla erythronota

Original description

Citation:
Sclater, PL 1859

Reference:
Ibis ser.1, vol.1, no.1 p.113

Protonym:
Geocichla erythronota

Type locality:
Macassar.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/239981#page/141/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
C28C9AAB3FB651B5

Avibase ID:
avibase-C28C9AAB

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C28C9AAB

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916862

Geographic range:

Geokichla erythronota: Sulawesi and islands to the southeast
Geokichla erythronota erythronota: lowland forest of Sulawesi
Geokichla erythronota kabaena: Kabaena Island (Flores Sea)
Geokichla mendeni: Peleng, in Banggai Islands, and Taliabu, in Sula Islands (off eastern Sulawesi)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Red-backed or Red-and-black Thrush
French:
Grive à dos roux ou G. de Menden

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-backed or Red-and-black Thrush ( Geokichla [erythronota or mendeni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-backed or Red-and-black Thrush ( Geokichla [erythronota or mendeni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-backed or Red-and-black Thrush ( Geokichla [erythronota or mendeni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-backed or Red-and-black Thrush ( Zoothera [erythronota or mendeni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-backed or Red-and-black Thrush ( Zoothera [erythronota or mendeni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-backed or Red-and-black Thrush ( Geokichla [erythronota or mendeni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-backed or Red-and-black Thrush ( Geokichla [erythronota or mendeni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-backed or Red-and-black Thrush ( Geokichla [erythronota or mendeni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-backed or Red-and-black Thrush ( Geokichla [erythronota or mendeni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-backed or Red-and-black Thrush ( Geokichla [erythronota or mendeni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-backed or Red-and-black Thrush ( Geokichla [erythronota or mendeni])
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Grive à dos roux ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: Rusty-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Rusty-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Rusty-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Rusty-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Rusty-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Rusty-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Rusty-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-backed Ground Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-backed Ground Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-backed Thrush ( Geokichla erythronota) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-backed Thrush ( Geokichla erythronota) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club: Red-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Red-backed Thrush ( Zoothera erythronota) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Zoothera erythronota [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Geokichla [erythronota, mendeni or dohertyi]

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