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Sooty Shrikethrush

Colluricincla tenebrosa

Least ConcernEndemicInvertebratesForestSmall · 46 g
Sooty Shrikethrush (Colluricincla tenebrosa), photo 1
Photo: Reeve, Andrew|Bodawatta, Kasun|Jønsson, Knud · CC BY 4.0
Sooty Shrikethrush (Colluricincla tenebrosa), photo 2
Photo: Reeve, Andrew|Bodawatta, Kasun|Jønsson, Knud · CC BY 4.0
Sooty Shrikethrush (Colluricincla tenebrosa), photo 3
Photo: Reeve, Andrew|Bodawatta, Kasun|Jønsson, Knud · CC BY 4.0
Sooty Shrikethrush (Colluricincla tenebrosa), photo 4
Photo: Reeve, Andrew|Bodawatta, Kasun|Jønsson, Knud · CC BY 4.0
Sooty Shrikethrush (Colluricincla tenebrosa), photo 5
Photo: Reeve, Andrew|Bodawatta, Kasun|Jønsson, Knud · CC BY 4.0
Sooty Shrikethrush (Colluricincla tenebrosa), photo 6
Photo: Bolding Kristensen, Jan · CC BY 4.0
Sooty Shrikethrush (Colluricincla tenebrosa), photo 7
Photo: Bolding Kristensen, Jan · CC BY 4.0
Sooty Shrikethrush (Colluricincla tenebrosa), photo 8
Photo: Bolding Kristensen, Jan · CC BY 4.0

About the Sooty Shrikethrush

The sooty shrikethrush is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Where the Sooty Shrikethrush lives

Regular range
Papua New Guinea

When to see the Sooty Shrikethrush

Peak activity in July · a winter visitor species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Sandstone Shrikethrush (Colluricincla woodwardi) Sandstone ShrikethrushColluricincla woodwardiThe sandstone shrikethrush is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. Bower's Shrikethrush (Colluricincla boweri) Bower's ShrikethrushColluricincla boweriBower's shrikethrush, also known as the stripe-breasted shrike-thrush, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. Little Shrikethrush (Colluricincla megarhyncha) 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.

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