- Fiji Shrikebill
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Fiji Shrikebill Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae Genus: Clytorhynchus Species: C. vitiensis Binomial name Clytorhynchus vitiensis
(Hartlaub, 1866)Synonyms Pinarolestes vitiensis
The Fiji Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus vitiensis) is a songbird species in the family Monarchidae. The Manu'a Shrikebill, subspecies powelli (which may well be a distinct species) may have gone extinct in the 1990 due to habitat destruction.
It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, and Tonga. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Clytorhynchus vitiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
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