Thrushes (Turdidae)
Tristan Thrush (Nesocichla eremita) - HBW 10, p. 681
French: Grive de Tristan da Cunha
German: Tristandrossel
Spanish: Zorzal de Tristán da Cunha
Other common names: Hermit Thrush(!)
Taxonomy: Nesocichla eremita Gould, 1855, Tristan da Cunha Island.
Presumably derived from South American Turdus (resembles immature T. falcklandii), but adaptation to insular life includes modified tongue, and maintenance of separate genus appears appropriate. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- eremita Gould, 1855 - Tristan da Cunha.
- gordoni Stenhouse, 1924 - Inaccessible I.
- procax Elliott, 1954 - Nightingale I and satellites (Middle I, Stoltenhoff I).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Tame bird foraging on path through the tussock-grass
Locality Nightingale Island, Tristan da Cunha Archipelago (ssp procax)
Alan Tate 1 April 2005 3 years ago 4
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