Samoan island-thrush
| Samoan 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. samoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Turdus samoensis (Tristram, 1879)
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The Samoan island-thrush (Turdus samoensis) is a species of passerine in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to the Samoan Islands, which includes Samoa and American Samoa. 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 Samoan island-thrush was first described by clergyman and zoological collector Henry Baker Tristram in 1879 as Turdus samoensis.[4] For a long time afterwards however it was considered a subspecies of Island thrush. However following a phylogenic study in 2023, and with consideration to morphological differences between subspecies, the Samoan island-thrush is now treated as a distinct species.[5] The Samoan island-thrush is monotypic.[6]
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.
- ^ Tristram, Henry Baker (1879). "TURDUS SAMOENSIS, sp. nov.". Ibis. 3 (10): 188. 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.
- ^ "Samoa Island-Thrush". Avibase. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
External links
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Media related to Turdus samoensis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Turdus samoensis at Wikispecies
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