| Fiji shrikebill | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Clytorhynchus |
| Species: | C. vitiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Clytorhynchus vitiensis (Hartlaub, 1866) | |
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The Fiji shrikebill (Clytorhynchus vitiensis) is a songbird species in the family Monarchidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, and Tonga. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The Fiji shrikebill was originally described as belonging to the genus Myiolestes . Alternate names include the lesser shrikebill and uniform shrikebill.
Twelve subspecies are recognized: [2]
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