Southern shrikebill

Southern shrikebill
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Clytorhynchus
Species: C. pachycephaloides
Binomial name
Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides
Elliot, 1870
Subspecies

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The southern shrikebill (Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides), or brown flycatcher, is a songbird species in the family Monarchidae. It is found in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • C. p. pachycephaloides - Elliot, 1870: Found on New Caledonia
  • C. p. grisescens - Sharpe, 1899: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Banks Islands (Vanuatu)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.


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