Red-backed thrush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Geokichla
Species:
G. erythronota
Binomial name
Geokichla erythronota
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[2] 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.[3]

Description

The red-backed thrush is about 20 cm (8 in) long and the sexes are largely similar in appearance.[4]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Geokichla erythronota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22733682A132034435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22733682A132034435.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Robinson-Dean, J. C.; et al. "A new subspecies of Red-backed Thrush Zoothera erythronota kabaena subsp. nov.(Muscicapidae: Turdidae) from Kabaena island, Indonesia". Forktail. 2002: 1–10.
  3. ^ Clement, Peter; Hathway, Ren (2010). Thrushes. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-4081-3542-6.
  4. ^ Clement, Peter; Hathway, Ren (2010). Thrushes. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 223–224. ISBN 978-1-4081-3542-6.


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