- Clytorhynchus hamlini
Identification
19cm. A large shrikebill.
- Glossy black forehead, face, chin and upper throat
- Warm orange-brown crown and upperparts
- Darker brown upperwing and tail
- Rich cinnamon-tinged rufous-brown underparts
- Blue-grey bill, long and vertically compressed and slightly hooked at tip
Females and immatures are duller and have a less distinctive facial mask.
Distribution
Endemic to Rennell Island in the southern Solomon Islands.
A restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Primary forest with dense undergrowth, also in regrowth areas.
Behaviour
Poorly known.
Forages in pairs or singly in understorey, also in mixed-species flocks.
No information about breeding.
A sedentary species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2006. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553064
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rennell Shrikebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rennell_Shrikebill
