---
title: "Gray Shrikethrush"
description: "Colluricincla harmonica — Birds. The grey shrikethrush or grey shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica), formerly commonly known as grey thrush, is a songbird of Australasia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/gray-shrikethrush
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gray Shrikethrush

> Colluricincla harmonica — Birds. The grey shrikethrush or grey shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica), formerly commonly known as grey thrush, is a songbird of Australasia.

- Scientific name: *Colluricincla harmonica*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 14951
- Wikidata: [Q605763](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q605763)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8514](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8514)

## Names

- en: Gray Shrikethrush
- de: Graubrustdickkopf
- es: Picanzo Gris
- fr: Siffleur gris
- nl: Grijze lijsterdikkop
- pl: Fletnik szary

## Countries with the most observations

AU (14192), PG (13)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_shrikethrush

## Photo

![Gray Shrikethrush](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gray-shrikethrush/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96045698

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gray-shrikethrush?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).