The Sangihe whistler or Sangihe shrikethrush (Coracornis sanghirensis) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to Sangihe Island in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Specifically, it lives in ridgetop forests with large trees and full canopy cover.[2]

Sangihe whistler
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Coracornis
Species:
C. sanghirensis
Binomial name
Coracornis sanghirensis
(Oustalet, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Colluricincla sanghirensis
  • Pinarolestes sanghirensis Oustalet, 1881

It is threatened by habitat loss.

Originally, the Sangihe shrikethrush was described in the genus Pinarolestes. It was re-classified from the genus Colluricincla to Coracornis in 2013.[3] Alternate names include the Sahengbalira shrike-thrush and Sangir whistler.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Coracornis sanghirensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22724568A134216717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22724568A134216717.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Martin, Robert W.; Collar, Nigel J.; Fauzen, Panji; Bashari, Hanom; Widyanto, Adi; Tasirin, John S.; Marsden, Stuart J. (2022-09-05). "On the edge: habitat restoration priorities for three critically endangered bird species on Sangihe, Indonesia". Restoration Ecology. 31 (1). doi:10.1111/rec.13770. ISSN 1061-2971.
  3. ^ "Taxonomy 3.1-3.5 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
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