Thrushes (Turdidae)

Guadalcanal Thrush (Zoothera turipavae) - HBW 10, p. 695

French: Grive de Guadalcanal German: Guadalcanal-Erddrossel Spanish: Zorzal de Guadalcanal

Taxonomy: Zoothera margaretae turipavae Cain and Galbraith, 1955, Turipava, 4100 feet [c. 1250 m], mountains of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
Belongs to a group, possibly a superspecies, which also contains Z. dauma, Z. imbricata, Z. lunulata, Z. heinei, Z. machiki, Z. talaseae, Z. margaretae, Z. monticola and Z. marginata, perhaps including also Z. mollissima and Z. dixoni. Often treated as conspecific with Z. margaretae. Has also been treated as a race of Z. talaseae, but this very inappropriate on basis of plumage. Monotypic.

Distribution: Guadalcanal, in S Solomon Islands.