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'''Alternative names: Muna Cuckooshrike; Sulawesi Cuckooshrike''' | '''Alternative names: Muna Cuckooshrike; Sulawesi Cuckooshrike''' | ||
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;[[:Category:Coracina|Coracina]] leucopygia | ;[[:Category:Coracina|Coracina]] leucopygia | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
29 cm. | 29 cm. | ||
* Dark ashy-grey head and upperparts | * Dark ashy-grey head and upperparts | ||
| − | * White lower rump and uppertail-coverts | + | * White lower rump and uppertail-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] |
| − | * Black forehead, lores, area around eye, upper ear-coverts and chin | + | * Black forehead, [[Topography#Heads|lores]], area around eye, upper ear-coverts and chin |
| − | * Dark ashy grey wing with blackish parts of upperwing-coverts, alula and remiges | + | * Dark ashy grey wing with blackish parts of upperwing-coverts, [[Topography#Wings|alula]] and [[Topography#General Anatomy|remiges]] |
* Black tail | * Black tail | ||
* Dark ashy grey throat, breast and thighs, becoming white on belly, lower flanks and undertail-coverts | * Dark ashy grey throat, breast and thighs, becoming white on belly, lower flanks and undertail-coverts | ||
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Widespread and common. | Widespread and common. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species. |
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Forms a superspecies with [[White-bellied Cuckooshrike]] and [[Manus Cuckooshrike]]. | Forms a superspecies with [[White-bellied Cuckooshrike]] and [[Manus Cuckooshrike]]. | ||
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No information. | No information. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Revision as of 18:58, 5 November 2014
Alternative names: Muna Cuckooshrike; Sulawesi Cuckooshrike
- Coracina leucopygia
Identification
29 cm.
- Dark ashy-grey head and upperparts
- White lower rump and uppertail-coverts
- Black forehead, lores, area around eye, upper ear-coverts and chin
- Dark ashy grey wing with blackish parts of upperwing-coverts, alula and remiges
- Black tail
- Dark ashy grey throat, breast and thighs, becoming white on belly, lower flanks and undertail-coverts
- Yellow or creamy eye
Females are lighter grey and have no black on lores and side of face.
Juveniles are not properly described.
Similar species
White-bellied Cuckooshrike is paler grey and has a grey tail.
Distribution
Found on Sulawesi (Indonesia) and adjacent islands.
Widespread and common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Forms a superspecies with White-bellied Cuckooshrike and Manus Cuckooshrike.
Habitat
Occurs in wooded areas, wooded cultivation, scrub with trees, secondary woodland and swamp-forest.
From sea-level up to 800m, locally higher.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects. Forages mainly in the canopy, sometimes on the ground.
Breeding
No information.
Movements
No information.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2005. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 10: Cuckoo-Shrikes to Thrushes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334726
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-rumped Cuckooshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-rumped_Cuckooshrike
