Taita Thrush
Turdus helleri(Mearns, EA, 1913)
English (US) Taita Thrush
The Taita Thrush (Turdus helleri) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: southeastern Kenya (Taita Hills and Mount Kasigau)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Turdus helleri
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Taita Thrush
- Described by
- (Mearns, EA, 1913)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Planesticus helleri
- Described by
- (Mearns, EA, 1913)
- Type locality
- Mount Mbololo, east of Mount Kilimanjaro, southeastern Kenya.
- Original description
- Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 61 (10) p.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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