Thrushes (Turdidae)
Sulawesi Thrush (Cataponera turdoides) - HBW 10, p. 632
French: Cataponère des Célèbes
German: Schwarzbrauendrossel
Spanish: Zorzal Montano de Célebes
Other common names: Sulawesi Mountain/Celebes Mountain Thrush, Cataponera Thrush
Taxonomy: Cataponera turdoides Hartert, 1896, Bonthain Peaks, Sulawesi.
Systematic position unclear, further study needed. Balance of evidence, e.g. voice, singing behaviour, tail-raising habit, flushing behaviour and distinct juvenile plumage, just favours treatment within present family; alternative treatment in Timaliidae also tenable, however, on basis of black eyebrow, short curved wing, rounded tail, bare orbital skin and foraging behaviour. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- abditiva Riley, 1918 - NC Sulawesi.
- tenebrosa Stresemann, 1938 - S Sulawesi.
- turdoides Hartert, 1896 - SW Sulawesi.
- heinrichi Stresemann, 1938 - SE Sulawesi.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An immature bird on a high branch. Locality Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp abditiva)
John Gregory 1 January 1996 3 years ago 28 sec 3.5 -
A bird foraging on a road at dawn Locality Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp abditiva)
Keith Blomerley 25 August 2011 9 weeks ago 24 sec 2.3
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An adult bird that was found feeding on berries in a low tree by a roadside. It was with another adult and a juvenile, presumabl
Locality Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp Cataponera t. abditiva)
David Beadle 26 October 2011 8 weeks ago 3.4
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