Mottled Berryhunter
Mottled Berryhunter (<em>Rhagologus leucostigma</em>) is a species of Mottled Berryhunter (<em>Rhagologidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Mottled Berryhunter (Rhagologus leucostigma) is a species of Mottled Berryhunter (Rhagologidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Rhagologus; binomial: Rhagologus leucostigma; authority: (Salvadori, 1876).
Distribution
Breeding range: Australasia.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Mottled Whistler is a member of the complex of shrikelike corvoid songbirds, closest to the Artamidae/Cracticidae assemblage (Aggerbeck 2014; Schodde & Christidis 2014). Move from Incertae sedis to new monotypic family Rhagologidae, following Artamidae. Revise English name to Mottled Berryhunter (Pratt & Beehler 2015).
