Island of Sangihe, north of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 50 - 249 (2010) and decreasing.
Status CR
Habitat destruction is the main threat. Its last remaining tract of habitat is undergoing clerarance.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Singly and, perhaps more frequently, in small groups in the middle and upper forest storeys, and also in dense rattan undergrowth.
Voice
A loud drongo-like song of about 10 second phrases containing much repetition. Also soft, lisping 'chweep ...chweep'.
Sangihe Shrikethrush (Coracornis sanghirensis) [XC165686]
by id from Gunung Sahendaruman, Kepulauan Sangihe, North Sulawesi, Indonesia (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Colluricincla megarhyncha (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Little Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla megarhyncha) and Sangihe Whistler (Coracornis sanghirensis) following Rozendaal and Lambert (1999).
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Little Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla megarhyncha).
Similar Species
Seram Golden Bulbul (Thapsinillas affinis), subspecies platenae, which is larger, more olive-green above, yellow on throat and belly.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet