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Titre :	Notes on the biology of the threatened Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus xanthopus in New Caledonia (2019)
Auteurs :	Pascal Villard, Auteur ; Thomas Duval, Auteur ; Christian Papineau, Auteur ; Jean-Jérôme Cassan, Auteur ; Jerome Fuchs, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Bird Conservation International (29(4) December, 2019)
Article en page(s) :	616-626
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Three subspecies of Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus were historically found in New Caledonia. All these subspecies were considered extinct until 1978, when T. p. xanthopus was rediscovered on two small islands, Néba (∼ 3.5 km2) and Yandé (∼ 13 km2). On Néba, we estimated the population at 44–58 individuals. This Island Thrush population is dependent on the coastal forest, the richest habitat for invertebrates. However, the coastal forest habitat has been degraded in quality and extent. The Island Thrush forages in the litter by removing leaves with its bill. Fruits (diameter
En ligne :	https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bird-conservation-international/article/notes-on-the-biology-of-the-threatened-island-thrush-turdus-poliocephalus-xanthopus-in-new-caledonia/B279B41F66F0B84E6DE91A8598C70EDD

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