Little Shrikethrush
Little Shrikethrush · BirdGacha
6485 / 11068
Illustration · not to scale
- Body Mass
- 32.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 87).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 55).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
A playable recording is not currently available for this species.
🌍 Range & Habitat
16 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Colluricincla megarhyncha megarhyncha
Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Bird's Head (nw New Guinea) to head of Cenderawasih Bay and adjacent sw New Guinea plain
- Colluricincla megarhyncha parvula
ne WA and Top End, n NT (nw Australia e to w Gulf of Carpentaria)
- Colluricincla megarhyncha aruensis
Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and Trans-Fly (sc New Guinea)
- Colluricincla megarhyncha fortis
D'Entrecasteaux Arch. (e of se New Guinea)
- Colluricincla megarhyncha trobriandi
Trobriand Is. (e of se New Guinea)
- Colluricincla megarhyncha despecta
se New Guinea w in the n to the Huon Gulf and in the s to the upper Fly-Digul Rivers
- Colluricincla megarhyncha affinis
Waigeo (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea)
- Colluricincla megarhyncha obscura
Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)
- Colluricincla megarhyncha hybridus
nw, wc New Guinea
- Colluricincla megarhyncha discolor
Tagula and Junet (c Louisiade Arch., e of se New Guinea)
- Colluricincla megarhyncha tappenbecki
nc New Guinea to Astrolabe Bay (ne New Guinea)
- Colluricincla megarhyncha madaraszi
Huon Pen. (ne New Guinea)
- Colluricincla megarhyncha maeandrina
ec New Guinea
- Colluricincla megarhyncha rufogaster
coastal from Burdekin River (ne QLD) to ne NSW (e Australia)
- Colluricincla megarhyncha normani
coastal Trans-Fly (sc New Guinea), nw QLD s of Gulf of Carpentaria, n Cape York Pen. (far ne QLD) and Torres Strait is. (far ne Australia)
- Colluricincla megarhyncha griseata
humid ne Queensland between Endeavour and Burdekin rivers (ne Australia)
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Colluricincla megarhyncha
Which family does it belong to?
Whistlers & Allies (Pachycephalidae)
Where is it found?
Australasia: New Guinea and Northern & Eastern Australia
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Sam Gordon · CC BY-NC-SA


