Sandstone shrikethrush
Colluricincla woodwardi Hartert, 1905
The sandstone shrikethrush (Colluricincla woodwardi) is a species in the family Pachycephalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 52.6 g to 54.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the sandstone shrikethrush
- Weight
- 52.6 g – 54.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- rockysrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 2.45src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sandstone shrikethrush live?
Not recorded
What is the sandstone shrikethrush?
The sandstone shrikethrush (Colluricincla woodwardi) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.
It is endemic to Australia. Alternate names for the sandstone shrikethrush include the brown-breasted shrike-thrush and sandstone thrush.
From the Wikipedia article “Sandstone shrikethrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandstone_shrikethrush&oldid=1379752483), 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.
Is the sandstone shrikethrush endangered?
The sandstone shrikethrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the sandstone shrikethrush classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPachycephalidae
- genusColluricincla
- SpeciesColluricincla woodwardi Hartert, 1905
Synonyms Colluricincla woodwardi woodwardi
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Sandstone shrike-thrushEnglish
- Sandstone shrike-thrushEnglish
- pituí roquerCatalan
- pištec skalníCzech
- pêr-chwibanwr tywodfaenWelsh
- KlippetornskadedrosselDanish
- FelsendickkopfGerman
- Braunbrust-GudilangGerman
- BraunbrustdickkopfGerman
- BraunbrustpitohuiGerman
- roka pakicefaloEsperanto
- Picanzo roqueroSpanish
- maarastasviheltäjäFinnish
- Pitohui des rochersFrench
- Siffleur des rochersFrench
- kamenjarska zviždavkaCroatian
- Tordo averla rupicoloItalian
- チャバラモズツグミJapanese
- rusvapilvė medšarkinė musinukėLithuanian
- SandsteinsplystrerNorwegian Bokmål
- sandsteinplystrerNorwegian Bokmål
- RotslijsterdikkopDutch
- sandstein(s)plystrerNorwegian
- fletnik skalnyPolish
- picanço-das-rochasPortuguese
- sibilante-das-rochasPortuguese
- Буланый питуиRussian
- Коричневогрудая сорокопутовая мухоловкаRussian
- Ричневогрудая сорокопутовая мухоловкаRussian
- gudilang skalnýSlovak
- Vudvordov svračkoliki drozdSerbian
- klipptörntrastSwedish
- Kayalık IslıkçıardıcıTurkish
- ядлівчак скельнийUkrainian
- 褐胸鵙鶇Chinese
- 褐胸鵙鹟Chinese
Relatives of the sandstone shrikethrush
Other species in the same genus Colluricincla.
Grey shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Bower's shrikethrush
Colluricincla boweri
Arafura shrikethrush
Colluricincla megarhyncha
Sooty shrikethrush
Colluricincla tenebrosa
CompareSandstone shrikethrush vs Grey shrikethrushSandstone shrikethrush vs Bower's shrikethrushSandstone shrikethrush vs Arafura shrikethrushSandstone shrikethrush vs Sooty shrikethrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sandstone shrikethrush?
An adult sandstone shrikethrush weighs 52.6 g – 54.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sandstone shrikethrush endangered?
The sandstone 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 sandstone shrikethrush?
The sandstone shrikethrush (Colluricincla woodwardi) belongs to the family Pachycephalidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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