Fiji Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus vitiensis)

Other Names (World)
Fiji Shrikebill, Lesser Shrikebill, Uniform Shrikebill

Family
Monarchidae (Monarch-flycatchers)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hartlaub, 1866)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest and shrubland.

Range (Guide)

American Samoa, Fiji, Tonga.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Call is a harsh 'chick-chick-chick'. Song os a descending, whinnying whistle or a human-like upslurred whistle.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

Fiji Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus vitiensis) [XC181022]
by Bobby Wilcox from Fituta, Manu'a, United States (alarm call, call)

Fiji Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus vitiensis) [XC108854]
by Matthias Feuersenger from Abaca Lodge, Abaca, Koroyanitu Heritage Park, Viti Levu, Fiji (alarm call)

Subspecies
Racial boundaries unclear and a review is needed.

The following 14 subspecies are recognised:

wiglesworthi Mayr, 1933 - Rotuma (extreme northern Fiji).
vitiensis (Hartlaub, 1866) - Western Fiji (Viti Levu, Ovalau, Lomaiviti Group).
compressirostris (E. L. Layard, 1876) - Kadavu, Ono and Vanua Kula (south-western Fiji).
buensis (Layard, EL, 1876) - Vanua Levu and Kioa (northern Fiji).
layardi Mayr, 1933 - Taveuni.
pontifex Mayr, 1933 - Rabi and Qamea (north-eastern Fiji).
vatuanus Mayr, 1933 - Lau Archipelago (Tuvuca, Yacata, Vatu Vara), in central Fiji.
nesiotes (Wetmore, 1919) - Lau Archipelago (southern from Cicia).
fortunae (Layard, EL, 1876) - Wallis and Futuna (Futuna, Alofi).
keppeli Mayr, 1933 - Northern Tonga (Niuatoputapu, Tafahi).
heini (Finsch and Hartlaub, 1870) - Tonga (Tofua).
powelli (Salvin, 1879) - American Samoa (Manu'a, Ofu, Olosega).
brunneus (Ramsay, EP, 1875) - Fiji (Kadavu, Ono and Vanuakula).
heinei (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870) - Central Tonga Islands.

Similar Species
Easily confused with female Black-throated Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus nigrogularis) which is brown, not grey, on breast. Buff undertail coverts of Fiji Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus vitiensis) contrast with brown flanks, but femail Black-throated Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus nigrogularis) has uniform underparts.

References
See References.

Files:

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