Wallacean Island-Thrush

was classified as a distinct species in 2024 by the IOC and Clements checklist based on morphological and phylogenic evidence. Its binomial name, T. scheleglii was in honour of fellow ornithologist Hermann Schlegel. The Wallacean island thrush (Turdus schlegelii), also known as the Sulawesi island thrush, belongs to passerine in the family Turdidae. Its recorded distribution includes Indonesia and Timor-Leste. It was formerly considered to be multiple subspecies of the island thrush. (Wikipedia, general species account).

The Wallacean island thrush received its first scientific description by ornithologist Philip Sclater in 1861 as Turdus schlegelii based on specimens collected from Timor. It was later considered to be a subspecies of the island thrush. Following a 2023 phylogenic study of the island thrush complex, and with consideration given to morphological differences, the island thrush was split into 17 species in 2024, including the Wallacean island thrush. (Wikipedia, general species account).