Geokichla longitarsus Hume, 2022
Mauritius ground thrush
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: ‘long-legged finch’ (Hume, 2013:226, 2014:51)
Conservation Status
Extinct
Distribution
Mauritius, Mascarene Islands
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hume, Julian Pender. (2022). A new subfossil ground thrush (Turdidae: Geokichla) from Mauritius, Mascarene Islands. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 142(4): 388-403. https://doi.org/10.25226/bboc.v142i4.2022.a2
Other references:
Hume, Julian Pender. (2013). A synopsis of the pre-human avifauna of the Mascarene Islands, pp. 195-237. In: Göhlich, U.B. & Kroh, A. (eds.). Proceedings of the 8th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution. Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien.
Hume, Julian Pender. (2014). A review of the past and present bird fauna of the Mascarene Islands. Proc. Roy. Soc. Arts Sci. Mauritius 8: 17-82.