About the Grey Shrikethrush
The grey shrikethrush or grey shrike-thrush, formerly commonly known as grey thrush, is a songbird of Australasia. It is moderately common to common in most parts of Australia, but absent from the driest of the inland deserts. It is also found in New Guinea.
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Of medium size (about 24 cm or 9.4 in long) and lacking bright colours, the grey shrikethrush—usually just thrush in casual conversation—has an extraordinary gift for ringing melody, unmatched by any other Australasian species save perhaps the two lyrebirds and its northern relative, the sandstone shrikethrush.
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What the Grey Shrikethrush sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Little ShrikethrushColluricincla megarhynchaThe little shrikethrush or little shrike-thrush is a species of passerine bird in the family Pachycephalidae that is found in New Guinea as well as in north and east Australia.
Bower's ShrikethrushColluricincla boweriBower's shrikethrush, also known as the stripe-breasted shrike-thrush, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.
Sandstone ShrikethrushColluricincla woodwardiThe sandstone shrikethrush is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.
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