Turdus ruficeps

Turdus ruficeps

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muscicapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Passerida Superfamilia: Muscicapoidea

Familia: Turdidae
Genus: Turdus
Species: Turdus ruficeps
Subspecies: T. r. hades – T. r. layardi – T. r. ruficeps – T. r. tempesti – T. r. vitiensis

Name

Turdus ruficeps (Ramsay, 1875)

• Type locality: Fiji Islands; restricted to Kandavu.

Synonymy

• Merula ruficeps (protonym)
• Turdus poliocephalus ruficeps (Ramsay, 1875)

References

Primary references

• Description of a new species of Blackbird (Merula). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales no. 11717 p. 9

Additional references

• Reeve, A.H., Gower, G., Pujolar, J.M., Smith, B.T., Petersen, B., Olsson, U., Haryoko, T., Koane, B., Maiah, G. , Blom, M.P.K., Ericson, P.G.P., Irestedt, M., Racimo, F., Jønsson, K.A. 2023. Population genomics of the island thrush elucidates one of earth’s great archipelagic radiations. Evolution Letters 7(1): 24–36. DOI: 10.1093/evlett/qrac006 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Fiji Island Thrush
español: Mirlo de Fiyi
français: Merle des Fiji
Nederlands: Fijimerel
svenska: fijitrast

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