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New Britain thrush

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New Britain thrush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Zoothera
Species:
Z. talaseae
Binomial name
Zoothera talaseae

The New Britain thrush (Zoothera talaseae) is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is found in the montane forests on the Papua New Guinean islands of New Britain and Umboi.

The Bougainville thrush was formerly considered to be conspecific with the New Britain thrush and together the complex was known as the black-backed thrush.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Zoothera talaseae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T103879758A177348961. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T103879758A177348961.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Thrushes". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 March 2025.