The red-and-black thrush (Geokichla mendeni), also known as the Peleng thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to forests on the Indonesian islands of Taliabu and Peleng, where threatened by habitat loss. Traditionally, it has been considered a subspecies of the red-backed thrush.
Red-and-black thrush | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Turdidae |
Genus: | Geokichla |
Species: | G. mendeni
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Binomial name | |
Geokichla mendeni (Neumann, 1939)
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Synonyms | |
Zoothera erythonota mendeni |
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Geokichla mendeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22732961A95052905. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22732961A95052905.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.