Morningbird
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The morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa) is a songbird species in the family Pachycephalidae.
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Colluricincla
- Image
- Morningbird Colluricincla tenebrosa photographed in Palau in 2013 by Devon Pike.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Colluricincla tenebrosa
- taxon common name
- sibilante-sombrio
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Pachycephala tenebrosa
- short name
- C. tenebrosa
- taxon range
- Indonesia
- homonymous taxon
- Sooty Shrikethrush
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy and systematics
- Distribution and habitat
- Behaviour and ecology
- Notes
- References
The morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa) is a songbird species in the family Pachycephalidae.
==Taxonomy and systematics== The morningbird was previously placed in the genus Colluricincla until 2013, when it was transferred to Pachycephala. Some authorities have placed the morningbird in the genus Pitohui and it is sometimes placed in its own monotypic genus, Malacolestes. Alternate names for the morningbird include the brown pitohui, morning pitohui, morning whistler, Palau morningbird and Palau pitohui.
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