Bougainville Thrush
Zoothera atrigena
NTNear Threatened Endemic to Papua New Guinea
- Family
- Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Bougainville thrush (Zoothera atrigena) is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is found in the montane forests of Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands Archipelago.
It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the New Britain thrush with the combined taxa known as the black-backed thrush.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Bougainville (northwestern Solomon Islands).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Bougainville thrush
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
