Russet-tailed thrush
Species of bird
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The russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, closely related to the more widespread Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata). It is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Zoothera |
| Species: | Z. heinei |
| Binomial name | |
| Zoothera heinei (Cabanis, 1851) | |
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Subspecies
There are four subspecies of the russet-tailed thrush.[2]
Z. h. papuensis - montane west-central to northeast (Huon Peninsula) and southeast New Guinea.
Z. h. eichhorni - St. Matthias (=Mussau, north Bismarck Archipelago).
Z. h. choiseuli - montane Choiseul (north-central Solomon Is.; single 1904 record).
Z. h. heinei - east-central, southeast QLD to southeast NSW (eastern Australia).
