Fiji Island Thrush (Turdus ruficeps)
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Fiji Island Thrush

Turdus ruficeps (Ramsay, EP, 1875)

Fiji island thrush (Turdus ruficeps) is a species of passerine in the thrush family Turdidae that is endemic to Fiji.

Busiest months: August · Most records: Fiji

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: August · Most records: Fiji

Fiji Island Thrush has been recorded at 12 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Taveuni – Des Voeux PeakFiji103 records
  2. Colo-I-Suva Forest ParkFiji99 records
  3. Savura Creek – WaterButt to ReservoirFiji39 records
More places
  1. Des Veoux Peak – Mount ManukaFiji39 records
  2. Nakobelevu – Waterbutt to PylonFiji10 records
  3. Colo-i-Suva Rainforest LodgeFiji7 records
  4. Port DenarauFiji6 records
  5. Garden of the Sleeping GiantFiji2 records
  6. Denarau IslandFiji1 record
  7. Vunisea – Road NorthFiji1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Fiji

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Fiji island thrush (Turdus ruficeps) is a species of passerine in the thrush family Turdidae that is endemic to Fiji. It was formerly considered a subspecies of island thrush, but in 2024 the island thrush was split into 17 separate species by the IOC and Clements Checklist based on morphological and phylogenetics differences.

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Questions

Where does the Fiji Island Thrush live?

Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Fiji. It is most often recorded in Fiji.

When is the best time to see the Fiji Island Thrush?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August (Southern Hemisphere).

What family is the Fiji Island Thrush in?

It belongs to the family Thrushes (Turdidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

Range

Pacific Ocean: Fiji

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Thrushes Turdidae
Genus
Turdus

Other birds in the genus Turdus

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Fiji Island Thrush

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