Little Shrikethrush
Colluricincla megarhyncha(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)
English (US) Little Shrikethrush
The Little Shrikethrush (Colluricincla megarhyncha) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pachycephalidae (Whistlers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Colluricincla megarhyncha
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Little Shrikethrush
- Described by
- (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 16 subspecies for this species.
- Colluricincla megarhyncha megarhyncha
- Colluricincla megarhyncha parvula
- Colluricincla megarhyncha aruensis
- Colluricincla megarhyncha fortis
- Colluricincla megarhyncha trobriandi
- Colluricincla megarhyncha despecta
- Colluricincla megarhyncha affinis
- Colluricincla megarhyncha obscura
- Colluricincla megarhyncha hybridus
- Colluricincla megarhyncha discolor
- Colluricincla megarhyncha tappenbecki
- Colluricincla megarhyncha madaraszi
- Colluricincla megarhyncha maeandrina
- Colluricincla megarhyncha rufogaster
- Colluricincla megarhyncha normani
- Colluricincla megarhyncha griseata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa megarhyncha
- Described by
- (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)
- Type locality
- Dorey [= Manokwari] , Vogelkop.
- Original description
- Voyage de découvertes de la corvette l'Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville (etc.). Zoologie. Vol. 1 1 p.172 AtlasOis. pl.3 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Whistlers and Allies
White-bellied Pitohui
Pseudorectes incertus
Rusty Pitohui
Pseudorectes ferrugineus
Sandstone Shrikethrush
Colluricincla woodwardi
Bower's Shrikethrush
Colluricincla boweri
Grey Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Sooty Shrikethrush
Colluricincla tenebrosa
Black Pitohui
Melanorectes nigrescens
Sangihe Whistler
Coracornis sanghirensis
Maroon-backed Whistler
Coracornis raveni
Olive Whistler
Pachycephala olivacea
Red-lored Whistler
Pachycephala rufogularis
Gilbert's Whistler
Pachycephala inornata
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