Southern shrikebill

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Southern shrikebill
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707213A94111453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707213A94111453.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.