Biology:Shrikebill

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Short description: Genus of birds

Shrikebills
Black-throated Shrikebill.jpg
Black-throated shrikebill
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Clytorhynchus
Elliot, 1870
Type species
Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides[1]
Elliot, 1870
Diversity
5 species
Synonyms
  • Pinarolestes Sharpe, 1877

The shrikebills are the monarch flycatcher genus Clytorhynchus. The five species have long laterally compressed bills similar to true shrikes that give them their names. The genus is endemic to the islands of Melanesia and western Polynesia.[2]

The shrikebills are insectivorous, and use their large heavy bills to explore tangles of dead leaves and dead wood; an unusual foraging strategy for their family.[2] Their diet may also include small fruits and lizards.

Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

The genus Clytorhynchus contains the following species:[3]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Southern Shrikebill 0A2A1178.jpg Southern shrikebill Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
Fiji Shrikebill.jpg Fiji shrikebill Clytorhynchus vitiensis American Samoa, Fiji, and Tonga.
Black-throated Shrikebill.jpg Black-throated shrikebill Clytorhynchus nigrogularis Fiji and Solomon Islands.
Santa Cruz shrikebill Clytorhynchus sanctaecrucis Solomon Islands.
Clytorhynchus hamlini imported from iNaturalist photo 23318851 on 3 April 2021.jpg Rennell shrikebill Clytorhynchus hamlini Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. I

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Clytorhynchus:

References

Wikidata ☰ Q868049 entry