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Grey shrikethrush

Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The grey shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica) is a species in the family Pachycephalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 65.8 g to 69.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the grey shrikethrush

Weight
65.8 g – 69.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grey shrikethrush live?

Not recorded

What is the grey shrikethrush?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey shrikethrush or grey shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica), formerly commonly known as grey thrush, is a songbird of Australasia. It is moderately common to common in most parts of Australia, but absent from the driest of the inland deserts. It is also found in New Guinea.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey shrikethrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey_shrikethrush&oldid=1379919815), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the grey shrikethrush sound like?

Yvonne Phillips · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the grey shrikethrush endangered?

The grey shrikethrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the grey shrikethrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPachycephalidae
  6. genusColluricincla
  7. SpeciesColluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802)

Synonyms Colluricincla cinerea, Turdus harmonicus

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Gray shrikethrushEnglish
  • Grey shrike-thrushEnglish
  • Grey shrike-thrushEnglish
  • pituí grisCatalan
  • Xiuladora grisaCatalan
  • pištec australskýCzech
  • pêr-chwibanwr llwydWelsh
  • Grå TornskadedrosselDanish
  • GraubrustpitohuiGerman
  • Graubrust-GudilangGerman
  • GraubrustdickkopfGerman
  • Weißzügel-DickkopfGerman
  • griza pakicefaloEsperanto
  • Picanzo grisSpanish
  • rastasviheltäjäFinnish
  • Pitohui grisFrench
  • Siffleur grisFrench
  • sivokrila zviždavkaCroatian
  • szürkebegyű gébicsrigóHungarian
  • Anis-bentet kelabuIndonesian
  • Tordo averla grigioItalian
  • Tordo-averla grigioItalian
  • ハイイロモズツグミJapanese
  • pilkoji medšarkinė musinukėLithuanian
  • Grijze LijsterdikkopDutch
  • hvittøyleplystrerNorwegian
  • fletnik szaryPolish
  • picanço-musicalPortuguese
  • sibilante-cinzentoPortuguese
  • Серогрудый питуиRussian
  • Серогрудая сорокопутовая мухоловкаRussian
  • gudilang sivýSlovak
  • Sivi svračkoliki drozdSerbian
  • grå törntrastSwedish
  • Gri IslıkçıardıçTurkish
  • ядлівчак сірийUkrainian
  • 灰鵙鶇Chinese
  • 灰鵙鹟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the grey shrikethrush

Other species in the same genus Colluricincla.

LC, Least Concern

Sooty shrikethrush

Colluricincla tenebrosa

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the grey shrikethrush?

An adult grey shrikethrush weighs 65.8 g – 69.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey shrikethrush endangered?

The grey shrikethrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the grey shrikethrush?

The grey shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica) belongs to the family Pachycephalidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{grey_shrikethrush_2026,
  title = {Grey shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-shrikethrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}