Rufous Whistler

Colluricincla affinis

Rufous Whistler, Colluricincla affinis, lives in Australia and New Guinea, where it uses moist lowland forest and moist montane forest in tropical and subtropical zones. It is a passerine in the Pachycephalidae family. The bird is also known by the name Arafura shrikethrush for some populations. Studies of New Guinea birds have shown marked genetic differences, with several lineages that may eventually be treated as separate species. One tested specimen contained traces of batrachotoxins similar to those found in poison dart frogs.