- Black-throated Shrikebill
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Black-throated Shrikebill Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae Genus: Clytorhynchus Species: C. nigrogularis Binomial name Clytorhynchus nigrogularis
(Layard, 1875)The Black-throated Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus nigrogularis) is a songbird species in the family Monarchidae. The Santa Cruz Shrikebill or Nendo Shrikebill may be its subspecies sanctaecrucis or a distinct species.
It is found in Fiji and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Santa Cruz Shrikebill is little-known, rarely seen, and it was once speculated it might be extinct; it does still exist however.
References
- BirdLife International 2006. Clytorhynchus nigrogularis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
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