Vanikoro island thrush
Species of bird
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Vanikoro island thrush (Turdus vanikorensis), also known as the Vanuatu island thrush,[1] is a species of passerine in the family Turdidae. It is found in Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and formerly New Caledonia.[1] Until 2024, it was considered to be multiple subspecies of island thrush.
| Vanikoro island thrush | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Turdus |
| Species: | T. vanikorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Turdus vanikorensis | |
Taxonomy
The Vanikoro island thrush was first described as Turdus vanikorensis in 1832 by French naturalists Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard.[1] It was later considered to be a subspecies of Island thrush. Following a 2023 phylogenic study,[2] the island thrush was split into 17 different species, including the Vanikoro island thrush by the IOC and Clements checklist.[3][4]
There are currently eight recognized subspecies:[1]
- Turdus vanikorensis vanikorensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 – Found on the islands of Vanikoro and Santa Cruz in the Solomon Islands, and Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu
- Turdus vanikorensis whitneyi Mayr, 1941 – Found on Gaua Island in Vanuatu
- Turdus vanikorensis malekulae Mayr, 1941 – Found on Pentecost, Malakula, and Ambrym in Vanuatu
- Turdus vanikorensis becki Mayr, 1941 – Found on Paama, Lopevi, Epi, and Emae in Vanuatu
- Turdus vanikorensis rennellianus Mayr, 1931 – Found on Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands
- Turdus vanikorensis placens Mayr, 1941 – Found on Ureparapara and Vanua Lava in Vanuatu
- Turdus vanikorensis efatensis Mayr, 1941 – Found on Efate and Nguna in Vanuatu
- †Turdus vanikorensis mareensis Layard & Tristram, 1879 – Found on Maré Island in New Caledonia (extinct)
