Moluccan island thrush
| Moluccan 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. deningeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Turdus deningeri Stresemann, 1912
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The Moluccan island thrush (Turdus deningeri), also known as the Sula island thrush,[1] is a species of passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Prior to 2024 it was considered to be two separate subspecies of the island thrush.
Taxonomy
[edit]The Moluccan island thrush was formally described in 1912 by the German ornithologist Erwin Stresemann based on specimens collected at an altitude of between 2,100 and 2,500 metres (7,000 and 8,300 ft) on the central mountains of the island of Seram in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. He coined the binomial name Turdus deningeri where the specific epithet was chosen to honour the German zoologist and expedition leader Karl Deninger (1878-1917).[2][3][4] Following a 2023 study of the phylogenetics of the island thrush subspecies,[5] the island thrush was split into 17 different species by the IOC and Clements checklist.[6][7]
Two subspecies are recognised:[8]
- T. d. deningeri Stresemann, 1912 – found on Seram Island
- T. d. sukhujan Rheindt, Prawiradilaga, Ashari & Suparno, 2020 – found on Taliabu Island[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sula Island-Thrush". Avibase. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Stresemann, Erwin (1912). "Turdus deningeri, sp. n." Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 31: 4–5.
- ^ Mayr, Ernst; Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, eds. (1964). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 10. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 195.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "deningeri". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Reeve, A.H.; Gower, G.; Pujolar, J.M.; Smith, B.T.; Petersen, B.; Olsson, U.; Haryoko, T.; Koane, B.; Maiah, G.; Blom, M.P.K.; Ericson, P.G.P.; Irestedt, M.; Racimo, F.; Jønsson, K.A. (2023). "Population genomics of the island thrush elucidates one of earth's great archipelagic radiations". Evolution Letters. 7 (1): 24–36. doi:10.1093/evlett/qrac006.
- ^ "2024 Taxonomy Update—COMING SOON". eBird. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Proposed Splits/Lumps". IOC World Bird List v14.2. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Thrushes". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Rheindt, F.E.; Prawiradilaga, D.M.; Ashari, H.; Suparno; Gwee, C.Y.; Lee, G.W.X.; Wu, M.Y.; Ng, N.S.R. (2020). "A lost world in Wallacea: Description of a montane archipelagic avifauna". Science. 367 (6474): 167–170. doi:10.1126/science.aax2146.
External links
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Data related to Turdus deningeri at Wikispecies
