Red-backed thrush
| Red-backed thrush | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Geokichla |
| Species: | G. erythronota |
| Binomial name | |
| Geokichla erythronota (PL Sclater, 1859) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Zoothera erythronota | |
The red-backed thrush or rusty-backed thrush (Geokichla erythronota) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. Traditionally, it included the red-and-black thrush (Z. mendeni) as a subspecies. It is endemic to forests on Sulawesi and the nearby islands of Buton and Kabaena in Indonesia. It is becoming rare due to habitat destruction.
Taxonomy
Geokichla erythronota is very similar in morphology to the chestnut-backed thrush (Geokichla dohertyi) and some authorities believe they are conspecific. Others believe they are distinct and that in fact there are un-named races of G. erythronota that are isolated on the islands of Taliabu, Buton and Kabaena, the status of which need to be evaluated.[2]
Description
The red-backed thrush is about 20 cm (8 in) long and the sexes are largely similar in appearance.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Zoothera erythronota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ Clement, Peter; Hathway, Ren (2010). Thrushes. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-4081-3542-6.
- ↑ Clement, Peter; Hathway, Ren (2010). Thrushes. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 223–224. ISBN 978-1-4081-3542-6.