Vanikoro Island Thrush (Turdus vanikorensis)
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Vanikoro Island Thrush

Turdus vanikorensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

Vanikoro island thrush (Turdus vanikorensis), also known as the Vanuatu island thrush, is a species of passerine in the family Turdidae.

Most records: Vanuatu, Solomon Islands

Where and when it's recorded

Vanikoro Island Thrush has been recorded at 4 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Rennell IslandSolomon Islands14 records
  2. Summit GardensVanuatu9 records
  3. VattheVanuatu8 records
More places
  1. Rentapao RiverVanuatu2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

VanuatuSolomon Islands

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

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.

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Questions

Where does the Vanikoro Island Thrush live?

Its breeding range: Australasia, Pacific Ocean: montane southeastern Solomon Islands, northern, central Vanuatu and Utupua (southern Temotu Islands). It is most often recorded in Vanuatu and Solomon Islands.

What family is the Vanikoro Island Thrush in?

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

Range

Australasia, Pacific Ocean: montane southeastern Solomon Islands, northern, central Vanuatu and Utupua (southern Temotu Islands)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Thrushes Turdidae
Genus
Turdus

Other birds in the genus Turdus

Vanikoro Island Thrush

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