Vanuatu Island Thrush
Turdus vanikorensisQuoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832
English (US) Vanuatu Island Thrush
The Vanuatu Island Thrush (Turdus vanikorensis) 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 vanikorensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Vanuatu Island Thrush
- Described by
- Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Turdus vanikorensis rennellianus
- Turdus vanikorensis vanikorensis
- Turdus vanikorensis placens
- Turdus vanikorensis whitneyi
- Turdus vanikorensis malekulae
- Turdus vanikorensis becki
- Turdus vanikorensis efatensis
- Turdus vanikorensis mareensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832
- Type locality
- Vanikoro.
- Original description
- Voyage de découvertes de la corvette l'Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville (etc.). Zoologie. Vol. 1 1 p.188, pl. 7, fig. 2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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