Sandstone shrikethrush

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Sandstone shrikethrush
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Colluricincla
Species:
C. woodwardi
Binomial name
Colluricincla woodwardi
Hartert, 1905

The sandstone shrikethrush (Colluricincla woodwardi) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to Australia. Alternate names for the sandstone shrikethrush include the brown-breasted shrike-thrush and sandstone thrush.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Colluricincla woodwardi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2016: e.T22705557A94024416. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705557A94024416.en . Retrieved 15 January 2018.