Bassian Thrush
Zoothera lunulata(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Bassian Thrush
The Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata) 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
- Zoothera lunulata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bassian Thrush
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Zoothera lunulata cuneata
- Zoothera lunulata lunulata
- Zoothera lunulata halmaturina
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus lunulata
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- Nova Hollandia ; restricted to Sydney by Mathews, 1920, Birds Australia, suppl. 1, check-list, p. 147.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.xlii
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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