Sepik-Ramu shrikethrush
The Sepik-Ramu shrikethrush (Colluricincla tappenbecki) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.
| Sepik-Ramu shrikethrush | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Colluricincla |
| Species: | C. tappenbecki |
| Binomial name | |
| Colluricincla tappenbecki Reichenow, 1898 | |
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]
- C. t. tappenbecki - Reichenow, 1898: Originally described as a separate species. Found in north-central New Guinea to Astrolabe Bay (north-eastern New Guinea)
- C. t. madaraszi - (Rothschild & Hartert, 1903): Found on Huon Peninsula, New Guinea
- C. t. maeandrina - (Stresemann, 1921): Found in east-central New Guinea
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
- 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.
- "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.
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