Black-throated Shrikebill - BirdForum Opus

Clytorhynchus nigrogularis

Identification

21 cm (8¼ in)
Heavy black bill, with horn-coloured tip and edges
Male: grey brown, black head and throat, greyish-white ear coverts.
Female and Immature: brown overall, lacking the head markings of the male.

Similar Species

Santa Cruz Shrikebill, Fiji Shrikebill, Western Wattled Honeyeater, Eastern Wattled Honeyeater, Northern Wattled Honeyeater and female Golden Whistler.

Distribution

Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Ovalau, Kadavu).

Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]. Previously considered conspecific with Santa Cruz Shrikebill

Habitat

Dense closed-canopy native forest.

Behaviour

Diet

Insects

Vocalisation

A very variable call; with drawn-out, wavering, whistles.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gregory, P., C.J. Sharpe, and D. A. Christie (2020). Black-throated Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus nigrogularis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bktshr1.01
3. Lepage D. (2020) Black-throated_Shrikebill in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved 7 April 2020
4. BirdLife International (2020) Species factsheet: Clytorhynchus nigrogularis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 06/04/2020.

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-throated Shrikebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-throated_Shrikebill

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