Turdus poliocephalus pritzbueri Layard, 1878
Lifou Island thrush
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Still survives on Tanna according to (Collar, 2005), but is treated as extinct by (Dickinson, 2003; Hume and Walters, 2012). Its status needs to be clarified, as it may be in need of protection if it does indeed persist on Tanna.
Distribution
Lifou & Tanna, Vanuatu
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Layard,EL 1878 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(5) 1 p.374
Other references:
Collar, Nigel J. (2005) Family Turdidae (Thrushes). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 10: Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott and D.A. Christie eds). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Dickinson, E. C. (ed.). (2003). The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Christopher Helm, London.
Hume, Julian Pender and Walters, Michael. (2012). Extinct Birds. London: T and AD Poyser. 544 pp.
Knox, Alan G. and Walters, Michael P. (1994). Extinct and endangered birds in the collections of The Natural History Museum. British Ornithologists' Club Occasional Publications 1: 1-292. [pp. 204-205]