Genus: Colluricincla
Description
Shrike-thrushes are neither Shrikes nor Thrushes but related to the Whistlers.
They have different songs, they lack the bright colours of some Whistlers, the have a larger bill and their sexual dimorphism is very slight. They seem to be a larger, heavier-bodied version of the Whistlers.
Most species are found in Australia and New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Colluricincla is a genus in the family Pachycephalidae.
Morningbird is now placed in the genus Pachycephala and Sangihe Whistler in Coracornis.
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| C. woodwardi | Sandstone Shrikethrush | ||
| C. boweri | Bower's Shrikethrush | ||
| C. harmonica | Grey Shrikethrush | ||
| C. tenebrosa | Sooty Shrikethrush | ||
| C. fortis | Variable Shrikethrush | ||
| C. affinis | Waigeo Shrikethrush | ||
| C. obscura | Mamberamo Shrikethrush | ||
| C. tappenbecki | Sepik-Ramu Shrikethrush | ||
| C. discolor | Tagula Shrikethrush | ||
| C. megarhyncha | Arafura Shrikethrush | ||
| C. rufogaster | Rufous Shrikethrush | ||
References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Colluricincla. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Colluricincla
Pages in category ‘Colluricincla’
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