Enggano thrush

The Enggano thrush (Geokichla leucolaema) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to rainforests on Enggano Island off Sumatra in Indonesia. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of the chestnut-capped thrush.

Enggano thrush

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Geokichla
Species:
G. leucolaema
Binomial name
Geokichla leucolaema
(Salvadori, 1892)
Synonyms

Zoothera interpres leucolaema
Zoothera leucolaema

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Zoothera leucolaema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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