Fiji Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus vitiensis)
About the Fiji Shrikebill
The Fiji shrikebill (Clytorhynchus vitiensis) is a songbird species in the family Monarchidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, and Tonga. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The Fiji shrikebill was originally described as belonging to the genus Myiolestes. Alternate names include the lesser shrikebill and uniform shrikebill. Twelve subspecies are recognized: Rotuman lesser shrikebill (C. v. wiglesworthi) - Mayr, 1933: Found on Rotuma Island (northern Fiji) C. v. brunneus - (Ramsay, EP, 1875): Found on Kadavu, Ono and Vanua Kula (south-western Fiji) C. v. buensis – (Layard, EL, 1876): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Myiolestes. Found on Vanua Levu and Kioa (northern Fiji) C. v. vitiensis – (Hartlaub, 1866): Found in western Fiji
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Listed as recorded in Fiji, United States in the xeno-canto catalogue.