Red-and-black Thrush
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The Peleng Thrush also known as the Red-and-black Thrush, is a species of bird
in the Turdidae family. It is endemic to forests on the Indonesia
n islands of Taliabu
and Peleng
, where threatened by habitat loss. Traditionally, it has been considered a subspecies
of the Red-backed Thrush
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Turdidae family. It is endemic to forests on the Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n islands of Taliabu
Taliabu
Taliabu is a large island in the Sula Islands, which again are part of the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. It is located at , west of Mangole Island and Sanana Island....
and Peleng
Peleng
Peleng is an island off the East coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia and is the largest island of the Banggai Islands group of islands...
, where threatened by habitat loss. Traditionally, it has been considered a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the Red-backed Thrush
Red-backed Thrush
The Red-backed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. Traditionally, it included the Red-and-black Thrush as a subspecies....
.