Red-backed thrush
{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| status = NT
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| image = Anis punggung merah (Zoothera erythronota).JPG
| genus = Geokichla
| species = erythronota
| authority = PL Sclater, 1859
| synonyms =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
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{{cite journal|last=Robinson-Dean|first=J. C.|display-authors=etal|title=A new subspecies of Red-backed Thrush Zoothera erythronota kabaena subsp. nov.(Muscicapidae: Turdidae) from Kabaena island, Indonesia|journal=Forktail|volume=2002|pages=1–10|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/215909242}} 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.{{cite book|author1=Clement, Peter|author2=Hathway, Ren|title=Thrushes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IxBwBXK5HX0C&pg=PA33 |year=2010 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-4081-3542-6 |pages=33}}
Description
The red-backed thrush is about {{convert|20|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long and the sexes are largely similar in appearance.{{cite book|author1=Clement, Peter|author2=Hathway, Ren|title=Thrushes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IxBwBXK5HX0C&pg=PA223|year=2010|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-4081-3542-6 |pages=223–224}}
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Category:Birds described in 1859
Category:Taxa named by Philip Sclater
Category:Endemic birds of Sulawesi
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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