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Variable Shrike-thrush

Colluricincla fortis (Gadow, HF 1883)

The variable shrikethrush is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pachycephalidae
Genus:
   Colluricincla
Scientific:
  Colluricincla fortis

Original description

Citation:
  (Gadow, HF 1883)

Reference:
   Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. 22 p.369

Protonym:
  Pachycephala fortis

Type locality:
  Astrolabe Mountains [error for D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago] .

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8308435

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  52891CE65B21D4C2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-52891CE6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/52891CE6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 922161

Geographic range:

  • Colluricincla fortis: eastern and southeastern New Guinea and southeastern satellite islands
  • Colluricincla fortis fortis: D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
  • Colluricincla fortis trobriandi: Trobriand Islands (off southeastern New Guinea)
  • Colluricincla fortis despecta: southern coast of southeastern New Guinea (Milne Bay to Hall Sound)
  • Colluricincla fortis superflua: northern coast of southeastern New Guinea (Collingwood Bay to Aicora River)
  • Colluricincla fortis neos: Herzog Mountains, southern coast of Huon Gulf and upper Watut River
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Variable Shrike-thrush
German:
Salomonensee-Dickkopf
Spanish:
Picanzo Variable
Spanish (Spain):
Picanzo variable
French:
Siffleur d'Entrecasteaux
Dutch:
Oost-Nieuw-Guinese Lijsterdikkop
Norwegian:
løvplystrer (fortis gr.)
Polish:
fletnik szarogłowy
Portuguese:
sibilante-papua
Portuguese (Portugal):
picanço-variável
Russian:
Сероголовый питуи
Slovak:
gudilang ostrovný
Swedish:
variabel törntrast
Ukrainian:
ядлівчак рудобокий
Chinese:
群岛棕鵙鹟

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Variable Shrike-thrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Variable Shrike-thrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Variable Shrike-thrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Variable Shrike-thrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Variable Shrike-thrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 7]
Clements, version 2022:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 7]
Clements, version 2023:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 7]
Clements, version 2024:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 7]
eBird version 2018:
Little Shrikethrush (Variable) ( Colluricincla megarhyncha [fortis Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
Little Shrikethrush (Variable) ( Colluricincla megarhyncha [fortis Group]) [version 6]
eBird version 2021:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 7]
eBird version 2022:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 7]
eBird version 2023:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 7]
eBird version 2024:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 7]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Variable Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla fortis) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Colluricincla [megarhyncha, fortis, rufogaster, affinis, obscura, discolor] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


German: Salomonensee-Dickkopf, Walddickkopf [fortis-Gruppe]
English: Little Shrikethrush (Variable), Rufous Shrike-thrush [fortis], Variable Shrikethrush, Variable Shrike-thrush
English, HBW: Little Shrike-thrush (Variable)
English (IOC): Little Shrikethrush (Variable), Variable Shrikethrush
English (United States): Little Shrikethrush (Variable), Variable Shrikethrush
Spanish: Picanzo Chico (grupo fortis), Picanzo Variable
Spanish (Spain): Picanzo chico (grupo fortis), Picanzo variable
French: Siffleur châtain [fortis], Siffleur d'Entrecasteaux
Japanese: チャイロモズツグミ (fortis グループ)
Scientific: Colluricincla fortis, Colluricincla fortis fortis, Colluricincla megarhyncha [fortis Group], Colluricincla megarhyncha [fortis], Colluricincla megarhyncha fortis, Pachycephala fortis
Dutch: Oost-Nieuw-Guinese Lijsterdikkop
Norwegian: løvplystrer (fortis gr.)
Polish: fletnik szarogłowy, fletnik zmienny [gr. fortis]
Portuguese: sibilante-papua
Portuguese (Portugal): picanço-variável
Russian: Светлоклювый питуи [группа fortis], Сероголовый питуи
Slovak: gudilang ostrovný, gudilang ostrovný (skup.)
Swedish: mindre törntrast [gruppen fortis], variabel törntrast
Turkish: Değişken Islıkçıardıç, Küçük ıslıkçıardıç [fortis grubu]
Ukrainian: ядлівчак рудобокий
Chinese: 群岛棕鵙鹟

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