Slaty-backed thrush

The slaty-backed thrush (Geokichla schistacea) is a passerine bird in the Asian thrush genus. It is found in the Tanimbar Islands.

Slaty-backed thrush
Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Turdidae
Genus:	Geokichla
Species:	G. schistacea
Binomial name
Geokichla schistacea Meyer, 1884
Synonyms
Zoothera schistacea