The little shrikethrush has been split into the following species:
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Arafura shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla megarhyncha''
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Variable shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla fortis''
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Waigeo shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla affinis''
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Mamberamo shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla obscura''
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Tagula shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla discolor''
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Sepik-Ramu shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla tappenbecki''
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Rufous shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla rufogaster''
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