Sooty Shrikethrush
Sooty Shrikethrush (<em>Colluricincla tenebrosa</em>) is a species of Whistlers &amp; Allies (<em>Pachycephalidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Sooty Shrikethrush (Colluricincla tenebrosa) is a species of Whistlers & Allies (Pachycephalidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Colluricincla; binomial: Colluricincla tenebrosa; authority: (Rothschild, 1911).
Distribution
Breeding range: Australasia.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Placement of Sooty Shrikethrush (Sooty Whistler) in Colluricincla rather than Pachycephala follows Dickinson (2003:489, footnote 2). With the transfer of Morningbird to Pachycephala from Colluricincla as P. tenebrosa (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868), Sooty Shrikethrush, formerly C. umbrina (Reichenow, 1915), is no longer preoccupied by the name of Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868 and reverts to its senior name C. tenebrosa (Rothschild, 1911). Includes atra; treat as monotypic (Beehler & Pratt 2016).
