Coracornis is a
genus of birds in the family
Pachycephalidae. The two species are found in Indonesia.
Taxonomy and systematics
Formerly, the genus Coracornis was considered to be monotypic, containing only the maroon-backed whistler. The Sangihe shrikethrush was added in 2013 following recent genetic studies.[2][3][4]
^Jønsson, Knud A.; Bowie, Rauri C. K.; Moyle, Robert G.; Christidis, Les; Norman, Janette A.; Benz, Brett W.; Fjeldså, Jon (2010). "Historical biogeography of an Indo-Pacific passerine bird family (Pachycephalidae): different colonization patterns in the Indonesian and Melanesian archipelagos". Journal of Biogeography. 37 (2): 245–57.
Bibcode:
2010JBiog..37..245J.
doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02220.x.
S2CID85013290.