Mamberamo shrikethrush | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pachycephalidae |
Genus: | Colluricincla |
Species: | C. obscura |
Binomial name | |
Colluricincla obscura (Meyer, AB, 1874) |
The Mamberamo shrikethrush (Colluricincla obscura) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.
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]
Currently, two subspecies are recognized: [2]
It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.