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Grey Shrike-thrush

(Colluricincla harmonica)
: "Grey Thrush", "Brown Shrike-thrush", "Buff-bellied Shrike-thrush",
"Harmonious Thrush", "Native Thrush", "Whistling Shrike-thrush", "Whistling Dick", "Pluff", "Mourner"

Aboriginal name(s): Race "harmonica": "dharruwii" [yuwaalaraay]; "diyung" [western bundjalung];
Race "rufiventris": "koodelong" (WA)
Size: 22-25 cm
Weight: 47-84 g

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Description

Classification

Distribution

Sightings

Photos

Breeding

Nest

Eggs

Behaviour

Food

Call/s

Physical description

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Grey Shrike-thrushes are large shrike-thrushes. Their plumage is dimorphic, i.e. males and females are slightly different. Details of their morphology depend on race. As the name already suggests, race "rufiventris" has a rufous vent. Male Grey Shrike-thrushes have white lores and a white throat patch. The rest of the front is light-grey. The crown, sides and flanks are grey. The mantle is greyish-brown. The wing feathers are dark-grey, with a brownish tinge. The tail is grey. The bill is dark-grey. Female Grey Shrike-thrushes have plainer colouring, with an all light-grey front and head, with thin white eye-rings. The mantle is only lightly tinged brownish. Wings and tail are like the males'. Their bill is grey. Both sexes have eyes with brown irises. The legs and feet are dark-grey. Juveniles have brownish eye-rings and parts of the lores. Their back is also more brownish than in adults and the front (throat, chest) is striated.

Taxonomy, classification

See Grey Shrikethrush at Wikipedia .
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Looking for an "old-world thrush" , rather than a shrike-thrush? Have a look here .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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The overall distribution of this species can be assessed, and specific locations where birds have been spotted can be found, based on individual sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to ebird.org .

The global distribution of the Grey Shrike-thrush is available HERE .

Grey Shrike-thrushes are found in parts of New Guinea and in Australia.

NB: Reports on ebird of birds submitted by birdwatchers from the Australian Outback tend to be clustered along roads and public areas such as camp grounds; in such cases their distribution is not a good representation of the overall distribution of the species.

There are in total five races of Grey Shrike-thrushes in Australia - for details see a field guide. Altogether they are found almost all over the Australian continent and Tasmania and most offshore islands, with only the following exceptions on the Australian mainland: There are no Grey Shrike-thrushes in the Nullarbor, the Gibson Desert, parts of the Strezlecki and Simpson Deserts, the central NT and the western base of Cape York peninsula, including the catchment of the Flinders River, QLD.

Except for Cape York peninsula and the Flinders River catchment, Grey Shrike-thrushes, nominate race "harmonica", are found anywhere in QLD, NSW, VIC and the south-eastern corner of SA.

Race "brunnea" is present in the Kimberley, in northern WA, in the northern half of the NT, and in far north-western QLD, up to about Mt. Isa, QLD.

Race "strigata" populates Tasmania and the smaller islands along Bass Strait.

Race "superciliosa" is endemic to Cape York peninsula, QLD.

Grey Shrike-thrushes can be found in a variety of habitats, from forest to open woodland, but also mallee and low scrub. They adapt very well to the presence of humans and can be found in urban parks and gardens. They also tend to hang out around e.g. camping grounds and barbeque areas to scavenge food.

Sightings

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Race "harmonica"

Grey Shrike-thrushes, race "harmonica", occur commonly in inland NSW, including the Narrabri area.

When used to the presence of humans, Grey Shrike-thrushes, race "harmonica", can become very approachable, even tame when fed. We have seen them in many locations around Narrabri, NSW, e.g. occasionally at Sawn Rocks, Mt. Kaputar NP, NSW. Also found by us at the northern end of Jack's Creek State Forest, 20 km South of Narrabri, NSW.

We spotted Grey Shrike-thrushes, race "harmonica", in many places on trips along the Darling River to the Flinders Ranges and Gammon Ranges, South Australia in 2008 and 2012.

Race "harmonica" is also seen by us regularly on the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range, e.g. in the area from Dorrigo to Urunga, NSW, but also on the NSW Central Coast and into south-eastern QLD.

R. Plumtree reports spotting Grey Shrike-thrushes, race "harmonica", occasionally in East Gippsland, VIC.

M. Mearns reports spotting a Grey Shrike-thrush, race "harmonica", at Bunya Mountains NP, QLD, in December 2015.

M. Mearns also found Grey Shrike-thrushes, race "harmonica", in Diamantina NP, QLD, in September 2019.

J. Greaves found Grey Shrike-thrushes, race "harmonica", at Penneshaw and Western River Conservation Park, Kangaroo Island, SA, in March 2016.

B. Neighbour reports Grey Shrike-thrushes, race "harmonica", nesting in an ornamental plant pot in Lorne, NSW, in November 2016.

M. Eaton found Grey Shrike-thrushes, race "harmonica", at Stanthorpe, QLD, in February 2021. They were also found in Eungella NP, near Mackay, QLD, in July 2021.

reports spotting a Grey Shrike-thrush, race "harmonica", at Mareeba, QLD, in August 2020.

Click here for sighting information Race "strigata"

B. Hensen reports spotting a Grey Shrike-thrush, race "strigata", on Bruny Island, TAS, in March 2016.

M. Eaton found a Grey Shrike-thrush, race "strigata", at Mt. Nelson, Hobart, TAS, and along the Queen Elizabeth Track, Bruny Island, TAS, in April 2021. Others were found at Cradle Mountain, TAS, in September 2021.

Click here for sighting information Race "rufiventris"

A Grey Shrike-thrush, race "rufiventris" (also called "Western Shrike-thrush"), was spotted by J. Greaves at Boolardy Station, Murchison, WA, in August 2016.

B. Hensen reports finding a Grey Shrike-thrush, race "rufiventris", at Ormiston Gorge, near Alice Springs, NT, in July 2018.

M. Eaton also spotted a Grey Shrike-thrush, race "rufiventris", at Alice Springs, NT, in October 2022, and at Lake Gilles, SA, in June 2023.

Click here for sighting information Race "brunnea"

B. Hensen reports finding a Grey Shrike-thrush, race "brunnea", on the Marrakai Track, NT, in July 2014 and again in July 2019. P. Brown found several birds in the same area in August 2018 and also in July 2019.

A Grey Shrike-thrush, race "brunnea", was heard by us calling at Pine Creek, NT, in August 2014.

P. Brown reports spotting Grey Shrike-thrushes, race "brunnea", along the Victoria Highway, NT, in November 2018 and again in September 2020. Another was found at Umbrawarra Gorge NP, near Pine Creek, NT, in January 2020. A family was found at Kakadu NP, NT, in November 2020.

M. Mearns found Grey Shrike-thrushes, race "brunnea", at Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, in September 2019.

M. Eaton reports finding a Grey Shrike-thrush, race "brunnea", at Mount Isa, QLD, in July 2021.

Click here for sighting information Race "superciliosa"

M. Eaton reports spotting a Grey Shrike-thrush, race "superciliosa", along the Jardine River, Cape York peninsula, QLD, in August 2019.

Photos

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Race "harmonica"

ADULT

MALE

Frontal view of a male Grey Shrike-thrush; note the white lores characterising this bird as a male
[Near Bugilbone, NSW, May 2017]

Near-frontal view of a male Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, May 2014]

Close-up near-frontal view of a male Grey Shrike-thrush
[Dorrigo NP, NSW, August 2015]

Close-up lateral view of a male Grey Shrike-thrush
[Dorrigo NP, NSW, August 2015]

Close-up near-dorsal view of a male Grey Shrike-thrush
[Dorrigo NP, NSW, August 2015]

Near-dorsal view of a male Grey Shrike-thrush issuing its call from a vantage point
[Munmorah SCA, NSW, July 2013]

FEMALE

Frontal view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush foraging in leaf litter; note the streaking down the front
[Near Barraba, NSW, July 2013]

Frontal view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Pullenvale, QLD, November 2023]

Near-frontal view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Stanthorpe, QLD, February 2021]

Near-frontal/ventral view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush
[Mt. Kaputar NP, NSW, October 2010]

Near-frontal view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush looking sideways
[Eulah Creek, NSW, September 2022]

Lateral portrait of a female Grey Shrike-thrush
[Warrabah NP, NSW, September 2010]

Close-up lateral view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lamington NP, QLD, February 2018]

Lateral view of a tame female Grey Shrike-thrush
[Arkaroola, SA, March 2008]

Close-up lateral view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, September 2014]

Lateral/ventral view of a resting female Grey Shrike-thrush; note the sparsity of features, with a very inconspicuous eye-ring, no light-grey on the lore, almost no colour gradient down the front and only minimal dark streaking on the breast
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Dundowran Beach, Hervey Bay, QLD, May 2018]

Near-dorsal view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Mareeba, QLD, August 2020]

Near-dorsal view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, May 2014]

Partly obscured near-dorsal view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA, March 2016]

Dorsal view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush looking sideways (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bunyaville Conservation Park, Brisbane, QLD, May 2020]

Dorsal view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lamington NP, QLD, February 2018]

PAIR

Male, left, and female, right, Grey Shrike-thrushes establishing their territory in a rural garden, where they were nesting at the time (photo courtesy of R. Druce)
[Near Tenterfield, NSW, January 2016]

Sex unknown

Grey Shrike-thrush preening
[February 2012]

"Rotor-head" Grey Shrike-thrush
[September 2010]

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Frontal view of an immature male Grey Shrike-thrush; note the thin remnant rufous lore and supercilium, while the front is plain grey (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eungella NP, near Mackay, QLD, July 2021]

Near-frontal view of an immature female Grey Shrike-thrush; note the striation down the front and the rufous wing coverts
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eungella NP, near Mackay, QLD, July 2021]

Near-lateral view of an immature female Grey Shrike-thrush; note the striation down the front and the rufous wing coverts and the thin rufous supercilium (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eungella NP, near Mackay, QLD, July 2021]

Near-frontal view of a juvenile Grey Shrike-thrush; note the broad rufous supercilium (photo courtesy of R. Druce)

Close-up lateral view of a juvenile Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)

Lateral view of a juvenile Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Cassilis Road, Swifts Creek, East Gippsland, VIC, December 2014]

Lateral view of a juvenile Grey Shrike-thrush
[20 km South of Narrabri, NSW, January 2006]

Dorsal view of a juvenile Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of R. Druce)

Close-up portrait of a juvenile Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of R. Druce)

Race "strigata"

ADULT

MALE

Lateral view of a male Grey Shrike-thrush approaching a puddle; note the white eyebrow (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Queen Elizabeth Track, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]

FEMALE

Near-lateral view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cradle Mountain, TAS, September 2021]

Lateral view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush looking at the observer (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Queen Elizabeth Track, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]

Lateral view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cradle Mountain, TAS, September 2021]

Near-dorsal view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cradle Mountain, TAS, September 2021]

Dorsal view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush looking sideways (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Queen Elizabeth Track, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Frontal view of a juvenile Grey Shrike-thrush; note the rufous patches above the eyes and the yellowish gape
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bruny Island, TAS, March 2016]

Lateral view of a juvenile Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mt. Nelson, Hobart, TAS, April 2021]

Race "rufiventris"

This race is also called "Western Shrike-thrush".

ADULT

MALE

Lateral view of a male Grey Shrike-thrush looking backwards; note the characteristic rufous vent
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake Gilles, SA, June 2023]

Lateral view of a male Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake Gilles, SA, June 2023]

Near-dorsal view of a male Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Boolardy Station, Murchison, WA, August 2016]

FEMALE

Lateral view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Ormiston Gorge, near Alice Springs, NT, in July 2018]

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Lateral view of a immature Grey Shrike-thrush; note the rufous supercilium (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Alice Springs, NT, October 2022]

Race "brunnea"

ADULT

MALE

Near-frontal view of a male Grey Shrike-thrush - note the white lores; this is the bird whose calls were recorded on 17 November 2018 (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Victoria Highway, NT, November 2018]

Near-lateral view of a male Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Marrakai track, Top End, NT, August 2018]

Lateral view of a male Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Victoria Highway, NT, September 2020]

Lateral view of a male Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, September 2019]

FEMALE

Frontal view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Marrakai track, Top End, NT, July 2019]

Frontal view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush looking for prey (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Marrakai track, Top End, NT, July 2019]

Near-dorsal view of a female Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Marrakai track, Top End, NT, July 2019]

Near-dorsal view of a Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Marrakai track, Top End, NT, July 2014]

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Lateral/ventral view of a first-year immature(?) Grey Shrike-thrush; this is one of the birds whose calls were recorded on 26 November 2020 (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Kakadu NP, NT, November 2020]

Lateral view of a juvenile Grey Shrike-thrush - note the rufous supercilium (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Marrakai track, Top End, NT, August 2018]

Lateral view of a juvenile Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, September 2019]

Dorsal view of a juvenile Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Marrakai track, Top End, NT, August 2018]

Race "superciliosa"

ADULT

MALE

Near-lateral/ventral view of a male(?) Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Jardine River, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]

Lateral view of a male(?) Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Jardine River, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]

Dorsal view of a male(?) Grey Shrike-thrush (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Jardine River, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]

Breeding information

Breeding season: Jul - Mar Eggs: 2 - 4 Incubation period: 16 - 18 days Fledging age: 14 - 17 days

Given the right conditions, Grey Shrike-thrushes can breed any time of the year.

Nest
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal]

Type: Basket Material: Broad leaves or bark strips with grass lining Height above ground: 0-2 m

Grey Shrike-thrushes are usually ground-nesting birds. Their nests tend to be hidden between grass tussocks or near the base of a shrub, in dense underbrush. However, we have also found them nesting in ranking vines and dense shrubs, up to 2 m above the ground.

View into a Grey Shrike-thrush nest in a vine, about 2 m above ground, with 3 chicks in it; the tree stands in a gully, bringing the nest to about the level of the creek bank
[Moree, NSW, September 2015]

Here mum Grey Shrike-thrush has just delivered food
[Moree, NSW, September 2015]

This Grey Shrike-thrush nest, with two almost naked chicks in it, was found at a height of about 1.5 m from the ground, in a small tree in close proximity to humans
[Near Binnaway, NSW, September 2015]

Three Grey Shrike-thrush chicks in a nest built in a decorative plant in a hanging basket under the awning of a house (photo courtesy of R. Druce)
[Near Tenterfield, NSW, January 2016]

A look into a Grey Shrike-thrush nest the day after it was abandoned shows the paucity of lining material used in this case (photo courtesy of R. Druce)
[Near Tenterfield, NSW, January 2016]

Grey Shrike-thrush collecting thin strips of bark as nesting material; this particular specimen is not shy at all - it is preparing a nest in a hanging flowerpot under the awning of a building
[Near Coonabarabran, NSW, 2006]

Female Grey Shrike-thrush carrying nesting material (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead, QLD, August 2017]

Grey Shrike-thrush carrying nesting material
[Mt. Kaputar NP, NSW, September 2008]

The nest shown below was still under construction by the bird in the photo above and its partner; since they were still carrying mostly bark for the outer walls, it is possible that finer material for lining the inside was still to follow.

Grey Shrike-thrush nest on the ground, hidden in dense growth under a wattle shrub
[Mt. Kaputar NP, NSW, September 2008]

Eggs
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay]

Size: 29 x 21 mm Colour: Creamy, with big, dark-brown speckles Shape: Tapered oval

Grey Shrike-thrush nest with 1 egg in it (photo courtesy of J. Margin)
[Fingal Head, NSW, September 2020]

Grey Shrike-thrush nest with 3 eggs in it (photo courtesy of B. Neighbour)
[Lorne, NSW, November 2016]

Behaviour

Social behaviour: Territorial Mobility: Sedentary/dispersive Elementary unit: Solitary/pair

Grey Shrike-thrushes can be very curious - in some cases so much so that it gets them into trouble.

Grey Shrike-thrush as the "parking attendant"
[Dorrigo NP, NSW, February 2012]

This Grey Shrike-thrush was trapped overnight inside a building overnight
[Dorrigo NP, NSW, February 2012]

Grey Shrike-thrushes are one of the bird species that will try to fight off a potential competitor when confronted with their mirror image.

Grey Shrike-thrush trying to impress the competitor in the mirror...
[Warrabah NP, NSW, September 2010]

Food, Diet

Grey Shrike-thrushes are known for their varied diet. They feed on insects and other animals, including chicks of smaller birds, lizards, mice, frogs and spiders. They are also known to take fruit and seeds.

Female Grey Shrike-thrush with its prey, a juicy caterpillar (photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Mareeba, QLD, August 2020]

Male Grey Shrike-thrush with its prey, a small insect that it took from leaf litter
[Manning Point, NSW, July 2013]

Female Grey Shrike-thrush with an insect it has just caught
[Bullawa Creek SCA, near Narrabri, NSW, Aubust 2017]

Near-frontal view of an immature female Grey Shrike-thrush with its prey (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eungella NP, near Mackay, QLD, July 2021]

Male Grey Shrike-thrush bringing food for its brood (photo courtesy of R. Druce)
[Near Tenterfield, NSW, January 2016]

Female Grey Shrike-thrush bringing food for its brood (photo courtesy of R. Druce)
[Near Tenterfield, NSW, January 2016]

This immature Grey Shrike-thrush has caught an insect (photo courtesy of R. Druce)

Female Grey Shrike-thrush having a drink from a waterhole
[Pilliga scrub, NSW, November 2018]

Call(s)/Song

For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The interpretation of their meaning is our own; comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

Grey Shrike-thrushes are vociferous birds. Once their calls are known, one will hear them out in the bush frequently (usually getting in the way of recording other species' calls...).

grshrth_20171129_2.m4a	harmonica (NE NSW)	Contact calls	© MD
grshrth_20150328.m4a	harmonica (NE NSW)	Contact call (female)	© MD
grshrth_20200719.m4a	harmonica (NW NSW)	Contact call	© MD
grshrth_20221226.mp3	harmonica (NW NSW)	Contact calls + territorial call	© MD
grshrth_20140115.mp3	harmonica (NW NSW)	Territorial call (male)	© MD
grshrth_20210922.m4a	harmonica (NW NSW)	Territorial calls (male)	© MD
grshrth_art_20131215.m4a	harmonica (SE QLD)	Territorial calls	© ART
grshrth_20211212.m4a	harmonica (NW NSW)	Territorial calls (with clacks)	© MD
grshrth_me_20231026.m4a	harmonica (SE QLD)	Contact & territorial calls (2 males, Q&A)	© ME
grshrth_20220528_2.m4a	harmonica (NW NSW)	Territorial calls (2 males, Q&A)	© MD
grshrth_20171129.m4a	harmonica (NE NSW)	Warning + territorial call	© MD
grshrth_20141203.mp3	harmonica (NW NSW)	Q&A	© MD
grshrth_mac_20200115.m4a	harmonica (E NSW)	Answered by Yellow-faced Honeyeater(?)	© MAC
grshrth_20210409.m4a	harmonica (NW NSW)	?	© MD
grshrth_20210424.m4a	harmonica (NW NSW)	?	© MD
grshrth_20211016.m4a	harmonica (NW NSW)	?	© MD

grshrth_me_20210923.m4a	strigata (NW TAS)	Territorial calls	© ME

grshrth_pb_20181117.m4a	brunnea (Inland NT)	Territorial call (male)	© PB
grshrth_pb_20181117_2.m4a	brunnea (Inland NT)	Territorial call (male)	© PB
grshrth_pb_20190709.m4a	brunnea (Top End, NT)	Territorial call (male)	© PB
grshrth_pb_20200119.m4a	brunnea (Top End, NT)	Territorial calls (male)	© PB
grshrth_pb_20200319.m4a	brunnea (Top End, NT)	Territorial calls	© PB
grshrth_pb_20201205.m4a	brunnea (Top End, NT)	Territorial calls? (Q&As)	© PB
grshrth_pb_20201126.m4a	brunnea (Top End, NT)	Various (family of 5)	© PB
grshrth_pb_20201126_2.m4a	brunnea (Top End, NT)	Various (family of 5)	© PB
grshrth_pb_20200319_2.m4a	brunnea (Top End, NT)	Various	© PB
grshrth_pb_20200319_3.m4a	brunnea (Top End, NT)	?	© PB

This species has a large variety of calls

Click here for more recordings

We have also recorded the wing beat of a Grey Shrikethrush.

grshrth_20220528.m4a

harmonica
(NW NSW)

Rising to higher perch + contact call

More Grey Shrike-thrush sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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grshrth_20151107.mp3	harmonica (NW NSW)	Territorial call (male), without lead-up	© MD
grshrth_20141017_3.mp3	harmonica (NW NSW)	Territorial call (male), with short lead-up	© MD
grshrth_20140124_2.mp3	harmonica (NW NSW)	Territorial call	© MD
grshrth_20141023.mp3	harmonica (NW NSW)	Territorial calls	© MD
grshrth_art_20131128.m4a	harmonica (SE QLD)	Territorial calls(?)	© ART
grshrth_art_20131108.m4a	harmonica (SE QLD)	Territorial calls(?)	© ART
grshrth_art_20150107.m4a	harmonica (SE QLD)	?	© ART
grshrth_art_20150118.m4a	harmonica (SE QLD)	?	© ART
grshrth_20151016.m4a	harmonica (NW NSW)	? (male)	© MD

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Grey Shrike-thrush

Similarspecies

Physical description

Taxonomy, classification

Range, habitat, finding this species

Sightings

Photos

Race "harmonica"

ADULT

MALE

FEMALE

PAIR

Sex unknown

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Race "strigata"

ADULT

MALE

FEMALE

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Race "rufiventris"

ADULT

MALE

FEMALE

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Race "brunnea"

ADULT

MALE

FEMALE

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Race "superciliosa"

ADULT

MALE

Breeding information

Nest

Eggs

Behaviour

Food, Diet

Call(s)/Song

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