White-headed island thrush
| White-headed island thrush | |
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| Male (left), female (right) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Turdus |
| Species: | T. pritzbueri
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| Binomial name | |
| Turdus pritzbueri Layard, 1878
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The white-headed island-thrush (Turdus pritzbueri), also known as the Loyalty island thrush,[1] is a species of passerine in the family Turdidae. It is found in Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of island thrush, but was classified as a distinct species by the IOC and Clements checklist in 2024.[2][3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The white-headed island thrush was first described as Turdus pritzbueri in 1878 by ornithologist Edgar Leopold Layard based on a specimen from Lifou Island.[1] It was later considered to be a subspecies of Island thrush under the name T. p. pritzbueri. Following a 2023 phylogenic study, it was one of 17 species split from the Island thrush in 2024.[4]
There are currently two recognized subspecies:[1]
- T. p. pritzbueri Layard, 1878 - Found on the islands of Tanna and Futuna in Vanuatu and the Loyalty Islands in New Caledonia
- T. p. albifrons (Ramsay, 1879) - Found on Erromango in Vanuatu
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Loyalty Island-Thrush". Avibase. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Proposed Splits/Lumps". IOC World Bird List v14.2. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 Taxonomy Update—COMING SOON". eBird. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Reeve, Andrew Hart; Gower, Graham; Pujolar, José Martín; Smith, Brian Tilston (January 2023). "Population genomics of the island thrush elucidates one of earth's great archipelagic radiations". Evolution Letters. 7 (1). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
External links
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Data related to Turdus pritzbueri at Wikispecies
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