Vanikoro island thrush
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Vanikoro island thrush (Turdus vanikorensis), also known as the Vanuatu island thrush,{{cite web |title=Vanuatu Island-Thrush |url=https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=BEA75AF5E0934B8A |website=Avibase |access-date=20 October 2024}} is a species of passerine in the family Turdidae. It is found in Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and formerly New Caledonia. Until 2024, it was considered to be multiple subspecies of island thrush.
Taxonomy
The Vanikoro island thrush was first described as Turdus vanikorensis in 1832 by French naturalists Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard. It was later considered to be a subspecies of Island thrush. Following a 2023 phylogenic study,{{cite journal |last1=Reeve |first1=Andrew Hart |last2=Gower |first2=Graham |last3=Pujolar |first3=José Martín |last4=Smith |first4=Brian Tilston |title=Population genomics of the island thrush elucidates one of earth's great archipelagic radiations |journal=Evolution Letters |date=January 2023 |volume=7 |issue=1 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370065160_Population_genomics_of_the_island_thrush_elucidates_one_of_earth's_great_archipelagic_radiations |access-date=20 October 2024}} the island thrush was split into 17 different species, including the Vanikoro island thrush by the IOC and Clements checklist.{{cite web |title=Proposed Splits/Lumps |url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/updates/proposed-splits/ |website=IOC World Bird List v14.2 |access-date=20 October 2024}}{{cite web |title=2024 Taxonomy Update—COMING SOON |url=https://ebird.org/news/2024-taxonomy-update |website=eBird |access-date=20 October 2024}}
There are currently eight recognized subspecies:
- T. v. vanikorensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 - Found on the islands of Vanikoro and Santa Cruz in the Solomon Islands, and Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu
- T. v. whitneyi Mayr, 1941 - Found on Gaua Island in Vanuatu
- T. v. malekulae Mayr, 1941 - Found on Pentecost, Malakula, and Ambrym in Vanuatu
- T. v. becki Mayr, 1941 - Found on Paama, Lopevi, Epi, and Emae in Vanuatu
- T. v. rennellianus Mayr, 1931 - Found on Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands
- T. v. placens Mayr, 1941 - Found on Ureparapara and Vanua Lava in Vanuatu
- T. v. efatensis Mayr, 1941 - Found on Efate and Nguna in Vanuatu
- † T. v. mareensis Layard & Tristram, 1879 - Found on Maré Island in New Caledonia (extinct)
References
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External links
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