Wallacean Island Thrush

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Wallacean Island Thrush (<em>Turdus schlegelii</em>) is a species of Thrushes (<em>Turdidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Wallacean Island Thrush (Turdus schlegelii) is a species of Thrushes (Turdidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Turdus; binomial: Turdus schlegelii; authority: Sclater, PL, 1861.

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Wallacean Island Thrush Turdus schlegelii (including sterlingi, celebensis, and hygroscopus), which corresponds to the major subclade of Clade D in Reeve et al. (2023), is split from T. poliocephalus.

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