The Mindanao island-thrush (Turdus nigrorum), also known as the Negros island-thrush,[2] is a species of passerine in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Prior to 2024, it was four separate subspecies of Island thrush, before the Island thrush was split into 17 species by the IOC and Clements checklist.[3][4]
| Mindanao 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. nigrorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Turdus nigrorum (Ogilvie-Grant, 1896)
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Taxonomy
editThe nominate subspecies, T. n. nigrorum, was described in 1896 by Scottish ornithologist William Robert Ogilvie-Grant based on a specimen taken from Kanlaon, Negros.[2]
There are currently four recognized subspecies:[2]
- T. n. nigrorum (Ogilvie-Grant, 1896) - Found on the island of Negros
- T. n. malindangensis (Mearns, 1907) - Found around Mount Malindang
- T. n. katanglad (Salomonsen, 1953) - Found around Mount Katanglad
- T. n. kelleri (Mearns, 1905) - Found around Mount Apo
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.
- ^ a b c "Negros Island-Thrush". Avibase. 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.
External links
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Media related to Turdus nigrorum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Turdus nigrorum at Wikispecies
