Thrushes (Turdidae)

Red-backed Thrush (Zoothera erythronota) - HBW 10, p. 682

French: Grive à dos roux German: Rotrückendrossel Spanish: Zorzal Dorsirrojo
Other common names: Rusty-backed Thrush

Taxonomy: Geocichla erythronota P. L. Sclater, 1859, Makassar, north-west Sulawesi.
Formerly treated as conspecific with Z. mendeni. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • erythronota (P. L. Sclater, 1859) - Sulawesi (except E peninsula) and Buton I.
  • kabaena Robinson-Dean et al., 2002 - Kabaena I, SE Sulawesi.

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