• Source: Vanikoro island thrush

Vanikoro island thrush (Turdus vanikorensis), also known as the Vanuatu island thrush, 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, the island thrush was split into 17 different species, including the Vanikoro island thrush by the IOC and Clements checklist.
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)




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Data related to Turdus vanikorensis at Wikispecies

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• Vanikoro island thrush
• True thrush
• Island thrush
• List of thrush species
• List of birds by common name
• List of extinct bird species since 1500
• List of birds of Vanuatu
• List of birds of New Caledonia
• List of birds of Solomon Islands
• List of least concern birds