Sepik-Ramu shrikethrush

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Sepik-Ramu shrikethrush
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Colluricincla
Species:
C. tappenbecki
Binomial name
Colluricincla tappenbecki
Reichenow, 1898

The Sepik-Ramu shrikethrush (Colluricincla tappenbecki) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.

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Taxonomy and systematics

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]

Subspecies

Currently, three subspecies are recognized: [2]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. Deiner, Kristy; Lemmon, Alan R.; Mack, Andrew L.; Fleischer, Robert C.; Dumbacher, John P. (2011). "A Passerine Bird's Evolution Corroborates the Geologic History of the Island of New Guinea". PLOS ONE. 6 (5): e19479. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...619479D. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019479 . PMC   3089620 . PMID   21573115.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 6.3" . IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi: 10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3 .