The Bougainville island-thrush (Turdus bougainvillei) is a species of passerine in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Island thrush, but was split by the IOC and Clements checklist in 2024.[2][3]
| Bougainville island-thrush | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Turdus |
| Species: | T. bougainvillei
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| Binomial name | |
| Turdus bougainvillei (Mayr, 1941)
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Taxonomy
editThe Bougainville island-thrush was first described as a subspecies of Island thrush in 1941 by ornithologist Ernst Mayer.[4] Following a 2023 phylogenic study, the Island thrush was split into 17 species, including the Bougainville island-thrush.[5]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International. (2016). "Turdus poliocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103891993A94176199. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103891993A94176199.en. 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.
- ^ "Boungainville Island-Thrush". Avibase. 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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Media related to Turdus bougainvillei at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Turdus bougainvillei at Wikispecies
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