Luzon island-thrush (Turdus thomassoni) is a species of passerine in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It was formerly considered to be two separate subspecies of Island thrush until 2024 when it was classified as a distinct species by the IOC and Clements checklist.[2][3]
| Luzon island-thrush | |
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| Male of the nominate subspecies T. t. thomassoni on Mount Polis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Turdus |
| Species: | T. thomassoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Turdus thomassoni (Seebohm, 1894)
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Taxonomy
editThe Luzon island-thrush was first described as Merula thomassoni by ornithologist Henry Seebohm in 1894.[4] In 1907, the subspecies T. t. mayonensis was described as Merula mayonensis by ornithologist Edgar Alexander Mearns, its binomial name being a reference to the mountain where it was first collected, Mount Mayon. Both were later considered to be subspecies of Island thrush as T. p. thomassoni and T. p. mayonensis. In 2024 the two subspecies were classified as one distinct species based on morphological and phylogenic evidence following a 2023 study.[5]
The Luzon island-thrush has two recognized subspecies:[6]
- T. t. thomassoni (Seebohm, 1894) - Mountains of northern Luzon
- T. t. mayonensis (Mearns, 1907) - Mountains of southern Luzon
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.
- ^ "2024 Taxonomy Update—COMING SOON". eBird. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Proposed Splits/Lumps". IOC World Bird List v14.2. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Seebohm, Henry (1894). "MERULA THOMASSONI, Sp. 1". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club (3): 51. 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.
- ^ "Luzon Island-Thrush". Avibase. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
External links
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Media related to Turdus thomassoni at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Turdus thomassoni at Wikispecies
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