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Bonin Thrush
- Scientific name
- Zoothera terrestris
- Family
- Turdidae
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Rounded
Where it came from
The Bonin Thrush, Zoothera terrestris, was an endemic species of the Bonin Islands in Japan. It was first collected and described for Western science by naturalists accompanying the Beechey expedition in 1827. The bird was characterized by its modest, thrush-like appearance, featuring rounded wings and a rounded tail, which facilitated its movement through the dense forest understory of the Ogasawara archipelago.
The species is now extinct, likely disappearing in the late 19th century due to the introduction of invasive predators such as rats and feral cats, as well as significant habitat degradation. Only a small number of study skins exist in major natural history museums today, serving as the primary record for ornithologists studying the evolution of island-dwelling passerines. Its design remains a somber example of the fragility of isolated ecosystems when faced with rapid environmental change.
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