The southern shrikebill (Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides), or brown flycatcher, is a songbird species in the family Monarchidae. It is found in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Southern shrikebill
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Clytorhynchus
Species:
C. pachycephaloides
Binomial name
Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides
Elliot, 1870
Subspecies

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Subspecies edit

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • C. p. pachycephaloides - Elliot, 1870: Found on New Caledonia
  • C. p. grisescens - Sharpe, 1899: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Banks Islands (Vanuatu)

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707213A94111453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707213A94111453.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.