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New Caledonian Island Thrush
Turdus xanthopus Forster, JR, 1844
The New Caledonian island thrush (Turdus xanthopus) is a species of passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The New Caledonian island thrush (Turdus xanthopus) is a species of passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia, it was thought extinct until it was discovered on the islands of Néba and Yandé in 1978. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the island thrush until 2024 when the island thrush was split into 17 species by the IOC and Clements checklist.
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Questions
Where does the New Caledonian Island Thrush live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: New Caledonia and satellites (possibly extinct except for Yande and possibly Neba, northwest of Grande Terre).
What family is the New Caledonian Island Thrush in?
It belongs to the family Thrushes (Turdidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
Range
Australasia: New Caledonia and satellites (possibly extinct except for Yande and possibly Neba, northwest of Grande Terre)
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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Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupa
Chinese ThrushTurdus mupinensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
African ThrushTurdus pelios
Principe ThrushTurdus xanthorhynchus
Sao Tome ThrushTurdus olivaceofuscus
Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
Taita ThrushTurdus helleri
Usambara ThrushTurdus roehli
Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceus
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