The Santo thicketbird is a bird species. It used to be placed in the "Old World warbler" family Sylviidae, but it does not seem to be a close relative of the typical warblers; it belongs in the grass warbler family, Locustellidae. It is found on the Pacific Ocean island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Mayr, E 1933)
Reference:
Amer. Mus. Novit.
no.590 p.4
Protonym:
Cichlornis whitneyi
Type locality:
Santo (= Espiritu Santo) Island, New Hebrides; altitude ca. 2,500 feet.
Link:
https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/4192/
Avibase ID:
F5DCF5EB2B4F95BD
Avibase ID:
avibase-F5DCF5EB
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F5DCF5EB
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561013
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Guadalcanal, Solomons or Bougainville Thicketbird ( Cincloramphus [whitneyi, turipavae or llaneae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Guadalcanal, Solomons or Bougainville Thicketbird ( Cincloramphus [whitneyi, turipavae or llaneae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Guadalcanal, Solomons or Bougainville Thicketbird ( Cincloramphus [whitneyi, turipavae or llaneae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Guadalcanal, Solomons or Bougainville Thicketbird ( Megalurulus [whitneyi, turipavae or llaneae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Guadalcanal, Solomons or Bougainville Thicketbird ( Megalurulus [whitneyi, turipavae or llaneae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Guadalcanal, Solomons or Bougainville Thicketbird ( Megalurulus [whitneyi, turipavae or llaneae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Guadalcanal, Solomons or Bougainville Thicketbird ( Megalurulus [whitneyi, turipavae or llaneae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Guadalcanal, Solomons or Bougainville Thicketbird ( Megalurulus [whitneyi, turipavae or llaneae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Guadalcanal, Solomons or Bougainville Thicketbird ( Megalurulus [whitneyi, turipavae or llaneae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Guadalcanal, Solomons or Bougainville Thicketbird ( Megalurulus [whitneyi, turipavae or llaneae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Guadalcanal, Solomons or Bougainville Thicketbird ( Cincloramphus [whitneyi, turipavae or llaneae]) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mégalure de Whitney ( Megalurulus whitneyi) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Thicket Warbler ( Cichlornis whitneyi) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Thicket Warbler ( Cichlornis whitneyi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Melanesian Thicketbird ( Megalurulus whitneyi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Melanesian Thicketbird ( Megalurulus whitneyi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Melanesian Thicketbird ( Megalurulus whitneyi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Melanesian Thicketbird ( Megalurulus whitneyi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Melanesian Thicketbird ( Megalurulus whitneyi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Melanesian Thicketbird ( Megalurulus whitneyi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Melanesian Thicketbird ( Megalurulus whitneyi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Melanesian Thicketbird ( Megalurulus whitneyi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Melanesian Thicketbird ( Megalurulus whitneyi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Melanesian Thicketbird ( Megalurulus whitneyi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Melanesian Thicketbird ( Megalurulus whitneyi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Melanesian Thicketbird ( Megalurulus whitneyi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Melanesian Thicketbird ( Megalurulus whitneyi) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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