Little Shrikethrush
Calls & Sounds
Little Shrikethrush (Colluricincla megarhyncha)
The Little Shrikethrush (Colluricincla megarhyncha) is a songbird found in Australia and New Guinea. The taxonomy of this cryptic species group is complex – currently there are around 28 subspecies recognized and some consider the group to represent at least seven different species.
What does a Little Shrikethrush sound like? The song of the Little Shrikethrush consists of loud, rich, fluty phrases, each phrase often ends with a sharp, whiplash note. Even within a local population, song phrases are highly variable and can contain a range of melodic whistles, warbles and squeaky notes. Little Shrikethrushes also make simpler, repetitive whistled phrases, sharp single note ‘charip’ calls, and harsh scolding sounds. There is also significant regional variation to these calls.
Listen to some examples of Little Shrikethrush sounds below.
Listen to Little Shrikethrush Sounds
The audio in the video below features a variety of typical song phrases of the Little Shrikethrush [Rufous Shrikethrush] (Colluricincla megarhyncha rufogaster). Recorded in the Daintree rainforest, Queensland, Australia.
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Australian Bird Sounds
Other bird calls from the Australian bush:
- Bellbird, Crested
- Black Cockatoo, Red-tailed
- Black Cockatoo, Yellow-tailed
- Boobook, Australian
- Boobook, Tasmanian
- Bowerbird, Golden
- Bowerbird, Satin
- Bowerbird, Spotted
- Bronzewing, Common
- Budgerigar
- Butcherbird, Grey
- Butcherbird, Pied
- Catbird, Spotted
- Cassowary, Southern
- Chowchilla
- Cockatiel
- Cockatoo, Palm
- Coucal, Pheasant
- Crane, Sarus
- Cuckoo, Channel-billed
- Cuckoo, Fan-tailed
- Currawong, Black
- Currawong, Pied
- Dove, Diamond
- Drongo, Spangled
- Emu
- Fairywren, Superb
- Figbird, Australasian
- Flycatcher, Restless
- Friarbird, Noisy
- Frogmouth, Marbled
- Frogmouth, Papuan
- Frogmouth, Tawny
- Fruit Dove, Wompoo
- Honeyeater, Brown
- Honeyeater, Spiny-cheeked
- Kingfisher, Sacred
- Kite, Whistling
- Koel, Pacific
- Kookaburra, Blue-winged
- Kookaburra, Laughing
- Lyrebird, Superb
- Magpie, Australian
- Miner, Bell
- Miner, Noisy
- Nightjar, Large-tailed
- Nightjar, Spotted
- Oriole, Green
- Oriole, Olive-backed
- Owl, Australian Masked
- Owl, Eastern Barn
- Owl, Powerful
- Owl, Barking
- Owl, Lesser Sooty
- Owl, Greater Sooty
- Owlet-nightjar, Australian
- Pardalote, Spotted
- Parrot, Eclectus
- Pitta, Noisy
- Raven, Australian
- Robin, Eastern Yellow
- Robin, Flame
- Rosella, Crimson
- Rosella, Eastern
- Scrubfowl, Orange-footed
- Shrikethrush, Grey
- Shrikethrush, Little
- Songlark, Brown
- Songlark, Rufous
- Wagtail, Willie
- Whipbird, Eastern
- Whistler, Australian Golden
- Whistler, Rufous