The russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, closely related to the more widespread Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata). It is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Russet-tailed thrush
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Zoothera
Species:
Z. heinei
Binomial name
Zoothera heinei
(Cabanis, 1851)

Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Subspecies

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There are four subspecies of the russet-tailed thrush.[2]

Z. h. papuensis - montane west-central to northeast (Huon Peninsula) and southeast New Guinea.

Z. h. eichhorni - St. Matthias (=Mussau, north Bismarck Archipelago).

Z. h. choiseuli - montane Choiseul (north-central Solomon Is.; single 1904 record).

Z. h. heinei - east-central, southeast QLD to southeast NSW (eastern Australia).

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Zoothera heinei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22708516A94162613. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708516A94162613.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Russet-tailed Thrush - Zoothera heinei".