Red-and-black thrush
Red-and-black thrush | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Turdidae |
Genus: | Geokichla |
Species: | G. mendeni |
Binomial name | |
Geokichla mendeni (Neumann, 1939) | |
Synonyms | |
Zoothera erythonota mendeni |
The red-and-black thrush (Geokichla mendeni), also known as the Peleng thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to forests on the Indonesian islands of Taliabu and Peleng, where threatened by habitat loss. Traditionally, it has been considered a subspecies of the red-backed thrush.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Zoothera mendeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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