Black-throated shrikebill
The black-throated shrikebill or black-faced shrikebill (Clytorhynchus nigrogularis) is a songbird species in the family Monarchidae.
| Black-throated shrikebill | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Clytorhynchus |
| Species: | C. nigrogularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Clytorhynchus nigrogularis (Layard, 1875) | |
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 black-throated shrikebill was originally described in the genus Lalage. The Santa Cruz shrikebill was split from the black-throated shrikebill in 2008 but some authorities still consider it to be its subspecies, C. n. sanctaecrucis.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Clytorhynchus nigrogularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22735037A95099746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22735037A95099746.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Species Version 1 « IOC World Bird List". worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.