Bougainville island thrush

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Bougainville island thrush
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Turdus
Species:
T. bougainvillei
Binomial name
Turdus bougainvillei
Mayr, 1941

The Bougainville island thrush (Turdus bougainvillei) is a species of passerine in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the island thrush, but was split by the IOC and Clements checklist in 2024. [1] [2]

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Taxonomy

The Bougainville island thrush was first described as a subspecies of Island thrush in 1941 by ornithologist Ernst Mayer. [3] Following a 2023 phylogenic study, the island thrush was split into 17 species, including the Bougainville island thrush. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Proposed Splits/Lumps". IOC World Bird List v14.2. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "2024 Taxonomy Update—COMING SOON". eBird. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Boungainville Island-Thrush". Avibase. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ↑ 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.


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