Rennell shrikebill

Rennell shrikebill
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Clytorhynchus
Species:	C. hamlini
Binomial name
Clytorhynchus hamlini (Mayr, 1931)
Synonyms
Pinarolestes hamlini

The Rennell shrikebill (Clytorhynchus hamlini) is a songbird species in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The binomial commemorates Dr. Hannibal Hamlin, leader of the Whitney South Seas Expedition, who died in 1982.

References

1. BirdLife International (2019). "Clytorhynchus hamlini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22707224A156176156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22707224A156176156.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.