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Red-and-black thrush

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Red-and-black thrush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Geokichla
Species:
G. mendeni
Binomial name
Geokichla mendeni
(Neumann, 1939)
Synonyms

Zoothera erythonota mendeni
Zoothera mendeni

The red-and-black thrush (Geokichla mendeni), also known as the Peleng thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to forests on the Indonesian islands of Taliabu and Peleng, where threatened by habitat loss. Traditionally, it has been considered a subspecies of the red-backed thrush.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Geokichla mendeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22732961A95052905. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22732961A95052905.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.