Fiji island-thrush
| Fiji 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. ruficeps
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| Binomial name | |
| Turdus ruficeps (Ramsay, 1875)
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Fiji island-thrush (Turdus ruficeps) is a species of passerine in the family Turdidae endemic to Fiji. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Island thrush, but in 2024 the Island thrush was split into 17 different species by the IOC and Clements Checklist based on morphological and phylogenic differences.[2][3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The Island thrush was formerly the bird with most recognized subspecies in the world, but in 2024 following a phylogenic study,[4] it was split into 17 different species. The Fiji island-thrush was first described in 1875 as Vitia ruficapilla by zoologist Edward Pierson Ramsay.[5] It currently has 5 recognized subspecies:[6]
- T. r. ruficeps (Ramsay, 1875) - Found on Kadavu Island
- T. r. layardi (Seebohm, 1891) - Found on Viti Levu, Ovalau, Yasawa, and Koro
- T. r. vitiensis (Layard, 1876) - Found on Vanua Levu
- T. r. hades (Mayr, 1941) - Found on Gau
- T. r. tempesti (Layard, 1876) - Found of Taveuni
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.
- ^ 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): 24–36. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Ramsay, Edward Pierson (1875). "VITIA - Nov. genus.". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (1): 43. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Fiji Island-Thrush". Avibase. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
External links
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Media related to Turdus ruficeps at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Turdus ruficeps at Wikispecies
