The red-backed thrush or rusty-backed thrush (Geokichla erythronota) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. Traditionally, it included the red-and-black thrush (Z. mendeni) as a subspecies. It is endemic to forests on Sulawesi and the nearby islands of Buton and Kabaena in Indonesia. It is becoming rare due to habitat destruction.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Geokichla |
| Species: | G. erythronota
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| Geokichla erythronota PL Sclater, 1859
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Zoothera erythronota | |
Taxonomy
editGeokichla erythronota is very similar in morphology to the chestnut-backed thrush (Geokichla dohertyi) and some authorities believe they are conspecific. Others believe they are distinct. A subspecies (G. e. kabaena) has been named from Kabaena[2] and some researchers believe there is an unnamed race of G. erythronota on the island of Buton, the status of which needs to be evaluated.[3]
Description
editThe red-backed thrush is about 20 cm (8 in) long and the sexes are largely similar in appearance.[4]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Geokichla erythronota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22733682A132034435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22733682A132034435.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Robinson-Dean, J. C.; et al. "A new subspecies of Red-backed Thrush Zoothera erythronota kabaena subsp. nov.(Muscicapidae: Turdidae) from Kabaena island, Indonesia". Forktail. 2002: 1–10.
- ^ Clement, Peter; Hathway, Ren (2010). Thrushes. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-4081-3542-6.
- ^ Clement, Peter; Hathway, Ren (2010). Thrushes. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 223–224. ISBN 978-1-4081-3542-6.
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