Samoan Island Thrush (Turdus samoensis)
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Samoan Island Thrush

Turdus samoensis Tristram, 1879

The Samoan island thrush (Turdus samoensis) is a species of passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae.

Most records: Samoa

Where and when it's recorded

Samoan Island Thrush has been recorded at 7 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. A'opo Cloud Forest Conservation AreaSamoa13 records
  2. Malolo'lelei Watershed ReserveSamoa6 records
  3. O le Pupu Pue NPSamoa3 records
More places
  1. Apia – Mt. Vaea & Robert Louis Stevenson MuseumSamoa3 records
  2. Upolu – Lake Lanoto'oSamoa2 records
  3. Apia HarborSamoa1 record
  4. Pupu-Pue NP – Coastal WalkSamoa1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Samoa

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

The Samoan island thrush (Turdus samoensis) is a species of passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is endemic to the Samoan Islands, which includes Samoa and American Samoa. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the island thrush, but in 2024 the island thrush complex was split into 17 different species by the IOC and Clements checklist based on morphological and phylogenic differences.

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Questions

Where does the Samoan Island Thrush live?

Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Savaii and Upolu (western Samoa, central Polynesia). It is most often recorded in Samoa.

What family is the Samoan Island Thrush in?

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

Range

Pacific Ocean: Savaii and Upolu (western Samoa, central Polynesia)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Thrushes Turdidae
Genus
Turdus

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Samoan Island Thrush

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