The Pantepui thrush (Turdus murinus) is a bird in the genus Turdus native to the tepuis of northern South America. It was previously considered conspecific with the black-billed thrush, but genetic data indicates that the two are not closely related.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Turdus |
| Species: | T. murinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Turdus murinus | |
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Distribution and habitat edit
The species occurs in the foothills of southern Guyana, Venezuela, and northern Brazil. It inhabits a variety of habitats including clearings, savannas with gallery woodland, cerrado, humid forest borders, coffee plantations, and various other habitats under anthropogenic influence. It has been observed to prefer habitats at the borders of tropical moist forests.[4]
Systematics edit
First description edit
The species T. murinus was first described by British zoologist Osbert Salvin in 1885.[1] Its type locality is Merumé, Mount Roraima, Guyana at 3,500–5,000 feet (1,100–1,500 m).[5]
Etymology edit
The generic name Turdus is derived from Latin, meaning "thrush", and the species name murinus comes from the Latin term for "mouse-grey".[6]
Taxonomy edit
Turdus murinus and Turdus arthuri were originally considered subspecies of Turdus ignobilis, until the two species were determined to have significant genetic distance from T. ignobilis through studies in molecular phylogenetics concluded in the 2010s.[7][8] Formal recognition of a separation of the species was made by the American Ornithological Society in 2019.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Salvin, O. (1885). "A List of Birds obtained by Mr. Henry Whitely in British Guiana". The Ibis. 5(3) (10): 195–219. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919x.1885.tb06246.x. ISSN 0019-1019 – via Biodiversitas Heritage Library.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Thrushes". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ a b Stiles, F. Gary (March 2019). "Recognize Turdus murinus and T. arthuri as species distinct from T. ignobilis". Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science.
- ^ Greeney, H.F.; Collar, N.; Bonan, A.; Kirwan, G.M. (2020). Billerman, S.M.; Keeney, B.K.; Rodewald, P.G.; Schulenberg, T.S. (eds.). "Pantepui Thrush (Turdus murinus), version 1.0". Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. doi:10.2173/bow.bkbthr4.01. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Pantepui Thrush Turdus murinus". Avibase. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Jobling, J.A. (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Londres. Turdus p. 393; murinus p. 262. ISBN 9781408133262.
- ^ Cerqueira, P.V.; Dantas Santos, M.P.; Aleixo, A. (2016). "Phylogeography, inter-specific limits and diversification of Turdus ignobilis". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 97: 177-186. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.01.005. ISSN 1055-7903.
- ^ Avendaño, J.E.; Arbeláez-Cortés, E.; Cadena, C.D. (2017). "On the importance of adequate geographic and taxonomic sampling in phylogeography: a reevaluation of diversification in a Neotropical thrush". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 111: 87–97. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.03.020. ISSN 1055-7903.
External links edit
- Videos, photos and sounds of Turdus murinus on eBird.