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Waigeo shrikethrush
The
Waigeo
shrikethrush
is a
species
of
bird
in the
family
Pachycephalidae
.
Taxonomy
and systematics
This species was formerly considered a
conspecific
member of the
little shrikethrush
complex
.
Genetic
investigations
of
New Guinea
populations
of the little shrikethrush
indicate
high levels of
genetic divergence
, suggesting it comprised more than one species.
Distribution
and
habitat
It is found on Waigeo in New
Guinea
. Its
natural
habitats
are
subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests
and
subtropical
or
tropical
moist
montane forests
.