Turdus ruficeps

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muscicapoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Orionides Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Neocoelurosauria Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Passerea Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Cladus: Eufalconimorphae Cladus: Psittacopasseres Ordo: Passeriformes Cladus: Eupasseres Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Passerides Parvordo: Muscicapida Superfamilia: Muscicapoidea

Familia: Turdidae
Subfamilia: Turdinae
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