Red-backed thrush
| Red-backed thrush | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Geokichla |
| Species: | G. erythronota
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| Binomial name | |
| Geokichla erythronota PL Sclater, 1859
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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
[edit | edit source]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. A subspecies (G. e. kabaena) has been named from Kabaena[2] and some researchers believe there is an unnamed race of G. erythronota on the island of Buton, the status of which needs to be evaluated.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]The red-backed thrush is about 20 cm (8 in) long and the sexes are largely similar in appearance.[4]
References
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