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C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Pachycephalidae

Little Shrikethrush

Colluricincla megarhyncha

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass
32.3 g
Diet
Invertebrates
Migration
Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 87

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 87).

DEF 55

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 55).

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How to identify

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Similar species

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Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Australasia: New Guinea and Northern & Eastern Australia Habitat: Forest & Woodland
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)

IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗

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

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