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Zoothera heinei choiseuli Hartert, 1924

Choiseul russet-tailed thrush

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Turdus dauma choiseuli Hartert, 1924

 

Conservation Status

Extant?

Last record: January 1904

 

This species is only known from the holotype, a female, collected in 1904. It probably still exists according to (Dutson, 2011). However, there is a [url=http://www.smm.co.jp/solomon/news/pdf/20140409_Volume3_Section2.pdf]possible[/url] record from 2014.

 

Distribution

Choiseul Island, Solomon Islands

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

Holotype: AMNH 576163 (adult female)

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Hartert, E. (1924). The birds of St. Matthias Island. Novitates Zoologicae 31: 261-278.

 

Other references:

Dutson, G. (2011) Birds of Melanesia: The Bismarcks, Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Princeton University Press.

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/21984/zoothera-heinei-choiseuli-choiseul-russet

 

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