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Alternative name: Tristan da Cunha Thrush

Turdus eremita

Identification

Distribution

Endemic to Tristan da Cunha in the Atlantic Ocean. Found on Tristan da Cunha, Inaccessible Island and Nightingale Island.

Taxonomy

Three subspecies are recognized[1].

  • T. e. eremita (Tristan da Cunha)
  • T. e. gordoni (Inaccessible Island)
  • T. e. procax (Nightingale Island)

It has often been treated as the sole species within the genus Nesocichla, but recent genetic evidence places it within Turdus.

Habitat

Temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, and rocky shores.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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