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| Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus [ssp. nov.?]
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| Photographer : | © Frank E Rheindt |
| Location : | at 1100m on Taliabu, Sula Islands, Indonesia |
| Date : |
8 April 2009 |
| English synonyms: | Mountain Blackbird, Vinous-tinted Blackbird, Taiwan Thrush (niveiceps), Greater Sundaic Island Thrush, Sulawesi Island Thrush (celebensis, hygroscopus), Timor Island Thrush (schlegelii, sterlingi), Binaya Island Thrush (deningeri), Taliabu Island Thrush |
| Bird Family : | Turdinae - Thrushes, Blackbirds & Shortwings |
| Bird Group : | PASSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | It is evident that the population on Taliabu
does not resemble any of its close neighbours, its head being uniformly dark (not pale grey
as in T. p. deningeri on Seram), and its underparts lacking any of the reddish tones of the
taxa from Sulawesi. - FER
Ref: Rheindt, F.E. (2010): New biogeographic records for the avifauna of Taliabu (Sula Islands, Indonesia), with the preliminary documentation of two previously undiscovered taxa. Bull. Brit. Orn. Cl. 130 (1): 33-51 |
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