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GREY SHRIKE-THRUSH FACTS |
Description
The Grey Shrike-thrush is a mostly grey bird, with paler face and underparts. Adult males are brownish across shoulders and upper back.
Size
23 cm
Habitat
forests and woodlands
Food
insects, small reptiles and frogs
Breeding
The nest is a cup-shaped structure of dried vegetation. Lays 3-4 eggs.
Range
much of Australia except arid regions
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Pachycephalidae | | Genus: | Colluricincla | | Species: | harmonica | | Common Name: | Grey Shrike-thrush |
Relatives in same Genus
Bower's Shrike-thrush (C. boweri)
Little Shrike-thrush (C. megarhyncha)
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