Western Red-legged Thrush
Turdus plumbeusLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Western Red-legged Thrush
The Western Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Turdus plumbeus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Western Red-legged Thrush
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Turdus plumbeus plumbeus
- Turdus plumbeus schistaceus
- Turdus plumbeus rubripes
- Turdus plumbeus coryi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- America [= Islands of Andros and Ilathera (Bahamas), in Catesby, 1731, Nat. Hist, Carolina, Florida, Bahama Islands, 1, p. 30, pi. 30].
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.169
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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