Grey shrikethrush
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The grey shrikethrush or grey shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica), formerly commonly known as grey thrush, is a songbird of Australasia. It is moderately common to common in most parts of Australia, but absent from the driest of the inland deserts. It is also found in New Guinea.
| Grey shrike-thrush | |
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| Colluricincla harmonica harmonica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Colluricincla |
| Species: | C. harmonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1801) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
The grey shrikethrush was originally described in the genus Turdus. Alternate names include the brown shrike-thrush, buff-bellied shrike-thrush, grey shrike-flycatcher, northern shrike-thrush and south-western shrike-thrush.
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized:[2]
- C. h. brunnea - Gould, 1841: Originally described as a separate species. Found in northern Australia and Melville Island
- C. h. superciliosa - Masters, 1876: Originally described as a separate species. Found in eastern New Guinea, islands in the Torres Strait and north-eastern Australia
- C. h. harmonica - (Latham, 1801): Found in eastern Australia
- C. h. strigata - Swainson, 1838: Originally described as a separate species. Found in Tasmania and the islands in the Bass Strait (Australia)
- Western shrikethrush (C. h. rufiventris) - Gould, 1841: Originally described as a separate species. Found in western, southern and central Australia
Description
Of medium size (about 24 cm or 9.4 in long) and lacking bright colours, the grey shrikethrushāusually just thrush in casual conversationāhas an extraordinary gift for ringing melody, unmatched by any other Australasian species save perhaps the two lyrebirds and its northern relative, the sandstone shrikethrush.
Status
The grey shrikethrush is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Gallery
In Victoria
In Tasmania- In Queensland
Juvenile
Dorrigo, NSW, Australia
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References
External links
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