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'''Female''' and '''Immature''': brown overall, lacking the head markings of the male. | '''Female''' and '''Immature''': brown overall, lacking the head markings of the male. | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| − | [[Fiji Shrikebill]], [[Wattled Honeyeater]] and female [[Golden Whistler]]. | + | [[Fiji Shrikebill]], [[Western Wattled Honeyeater]], [[Eastern Wattled Honeyeater]], [[Northern Wattled Honeyeater]] and female [[Golden Whistler]]. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Fiji]] islands and the [[Solomon Islands]] archipelago. | [[Fiji]] islands and the [[Solomon Islands]] archipelago. | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 8 May 2015
- Clytorhynchus nigrogularis
Includes Santa Cruz Shrikebill
Identification
21 cm
Heavy black bill, with horn-coloured tip and edges
Male: grey brown, black head and throat, greyish-white ear coverts.
Female and Immature: brown overall, lacking the head markings of the male.
Similar Species
Fiji Shrikebill, Western Wattled Honeyeater, Eastern Wattled Honeyeater, Northern Wattled Honeyeater and female Golden Whistler.
Distribution
Fiji islands and the Solomon Islands archipelago.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Two subspecies accepted:
- C. n. nigrogularis on Fiji
- C. n. sanctaecrucis on islands of the Santa Cruz group (Solomon Islands)
Sanctaecrucis is sometimes split as Santa Cruz Shrikebill[2].
Habitat
Dense, mature, wet forests, up to 1,200 m.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
Call: a very variable call; with drawn-out, wavering, whistles.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-throated Shrikebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-throated_Shrikebill
