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- Colluricincla rufogaster
Identification
16.5 - 19cm.
- Grey-brown to rufous-brown upperparts
- Pinkish-brown to blackish bill
- Cinnamon to rufous underparts
- Throat paler and breast slightly streaked
Sexes alike
Similar species
Can be confused with Bower's Shrike-thrush in northeast Queensland.
Distribution
Southern New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia.
Taxonomy
Formerly included in Little Shrikethrush.
Subspecies
Seven subspecies are recognized[1].
- C. r. goodsoni in southern New Guinea (Merauke District)
- C. r. aelptes in Northern Territory (coastal Gulf of Carpenteria)
- C. r. normani in coastal northern Queensland (western and eastern Cape York Peninsula)
- C. r. griseata in rainforests of northeast Queensland (Cooktown to Ingham)
- C. r. synaptica in rainforests of central Queensland (Burdekin R. to Dawson R. basin)
- C. r. gouldii in eastern Queensland (Connors Range to Dawes Range)
- C. r. rufogaster in eastern Australia (southeast Queensland to northeast New South Wales)
Habitat
Behaviour
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Rufous Shrikethrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous_Shrikethrush
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
