Black-throated shrikebill
| Black-throated shrikebill | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Clytorhynchus |
| Species: | C. nigrogularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Clytorhynchus nigrogularis (Layard, 1875) | |
The black-throated shrikebill or black-faced shrikebill (Clytorhynchus nigrogularis) is a songbird species in the family Monarchidae. The Santa Cruz shrikebill or Nendo shrikebill may be its subspecies sanctaecrucis or a distinct species.
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 Santa Cruz shrikebill is little-known, rarely seen, and it was once speculated it might be extinct; it does still exist however.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2015). "Clytorhynchus nigrogularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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