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Rennell shrikebill

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Rennell shrikebill
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C. hamlini
Binomial name
Clytorhynchus hamlini
(Mayr, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Pinarolestes hamlini

The Rennell shrikebill (Clytorhynchus hamlini) is a songbird species in the family Monarchidae endemic to 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.

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