Little Shrike-thrush
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| Colluricincla megarhyncha (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) |
The Little Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla megarhyncha) is a species of bird in the Colluricinclidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. Known to carry batrachotoxins (BTXs) similar to those found in the secretions of Central and South American poison dart frogs.
[edit] Source
- BirdLife International 2004. Colluricincla megarhyncha. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
[edit] External links
Australian Natural History Safari
Avian chemical defense: Toxic birds not of a feather
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