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Guadalcanal Thrush

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Turdidae
Genus:	Zoothera
Species:	Z. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future A vulnerable species is a Species which is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. See also other birds with "thrush" in their name Waterthrush, Shrike-thrush, Thrush Nightingale The Thrushes, The Asian thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous Birds in the genus Zoothera of the thrush family Turdidae. turipavae

Binomial name

Zoothera turipavae
(Cain & Galbraith, 1955)

The Guadalcanal Thrush (Zoothera turipavae) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. See also other birds with "thrush" in their name Waterthrush, Shrike-thrush, Thrush Nightingale The Thrushes, It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species. Montane is a biogeographic term which refers to highland areas located below the Subalpine zone

Source

BirdLife International 2004. Zoothera turipavae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.

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