Rufous shrikethrush
| Rufous shrikethrush | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Colluricincla |
| Species: | C. rufogaster
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| Binomial name | |
| Colluricincla rufogaster Gould, 1845
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The rufous shrikethrush (Colluricincla rufogaster) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.
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]
Subspecies[]
Currently, three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Colluricincla rufogaster rufogaster - Gould, 1845: Describing the type of the species. Found in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales (eastern Australia)
- C. rufogaster goodsoni - (Hartert, E, 1930): Found on south Gulf of Carpentaria and Cape York Peninsula to Torres Strait islands, coastal Trans-Fly region of New Guinea
- C. rufogaster griseata - (Gray, GR, 1858): Originally described as a separate species. Found in north-eastern Queensland (Australia)
Distribution and habitat[]
It is found in New Guinea and Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Colluricincla
- Birds of New Guinea
- Birds of Australia
- Birds described in 1845
- Taxa named by John Gould
- Toxic birds