Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (52)
Nigel Collar, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Eilandmerel |
| English | Island Thrush |
| English (United States) | Island Thrush |
| French | Merle des îles |
| French (France) | Merle des îles |
| German | Südseedrossel |
| Indonesian | Anis gunung |
| Japanese | ハイガシラツグミ |
| Norwegian | øytrost |
| Polish | drozd wyspowy |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Tordo-insular |
| Russian | Изменчивый дрозд |
| Serbian | Pacifički ostrvski drozd |
| Slovak | drozd ostrovný |
| Spanish | Zorzal Insular |
| Spanish (Spain) | Zorzal insular |
| Swedish | ötrast |
| Turkish | Ada Ardıcı |
| Ukrainian | Дрізд мінливоперий |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman revised the Systematics page, and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structures page.
Turdus poliocephalus Latham, 1801
PROTONYM:
Turdus poliocephalus
Latham, 1801. Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ, p.xliv.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Norfolk Island.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TURDUS
- turdus
- POLIOCEPHALUS
- poliocephalus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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