The Rennell shrikebill (Clytorhynchus hamlini) is a songbird species in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Rennell shrikebill | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Monarchidae |
Genus: | Clytorhynchus |
Species: | C. hamlini
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Binomial name | |
Clytorhynchus hamlini (Mayr, 1931)
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The binomial commemorates Dr. Hannibal Hamlin, leader of the Whitney South Seas Expedition, who died in 1982.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Clytorhynchus hamlini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22707224A156176156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22707224A156176156.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.