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Arafura Shrikethrush
Colluricincla megarhyncha(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Pachycephalidae
- Genus
- Colluricincla
At a glance
The Arafura Shrikethrush is a small bird, about 18–21 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 18–21 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does an Arafura Shrikethrush look like?
The Arafura Shrikethrush is a small bird, about 18–21 cm long and weighing 29–62 g.
The 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.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see an Arafura Shrikethrush?
The Arafura Shrikethrush is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Caleb Catto · Tannum Sands, QLD, AU
Call
Caleb Catto · Tannum Sands, QLD, AU
Call
Greg Tasney · Wolvi QLD 4570, Australia
Call
Scott W. Gavins · Talegalla Weir QLD 4650, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does an Arafura Shrikethrush eat?
The Arafura Shrikethrush feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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