Tagula shrikethrush

The Tagula shrikethrush (Colluricincla discolor) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.

Tagula shrikethrush
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Colluricincla
Species:
C. discolor
Binomial name
Colluricincla discolor
De Vis, 1890

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was formerly considered a conspecific member of the little shrikethrush complex. Genetic investigations of New Guinea populations of the little shrikethrush indicate high levels of genetic divergence, suggesting it comprised more than one species.[1]

Distribution and habitat

It is found on Tagula Island in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. Deiner, Kristy; Lemmon, Alan R.; Mack, Andrew L.; Fleischer, Robert C.; Dumbacher, John P. (2011). "A Passerine Bird's Evolution Corroborates the Geologic History of the Island of New Guinea". PLOS One. 6 (5): e19479. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...619479D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019479. PMC 3089620. PMID 21573115.
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