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The species Bonin Thrush is extinct. |
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- Zoothera terrestris
Identification
Brown overall plumage with paler throat
Distribution
Formerly endemic to Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan.
Known only from five specimens taken in coastal forest in 1828. Last reported 1889.
Taxonomy
This was a monotypic species[1].
Sometimes considered the only species of the genus Cichlopasser.
Habitat
Coastal forest.
Behaviour
Breeding
Believed to have nested on the ground.
References
- 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/
- (2020). Bonin Thrush (Zoothera terrestris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bonthr2.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bonin Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bonin_Thrush
