Boyer's Cuckooshrike - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by mehdhalaouate
Nimbokrang, Papua New Guinea, May 2004

Coracina boyeri

Identification

Male

• Warm grey
• Dark mask

Distribution

Southeast Asia: found in Indonesia
Australasia: Papua New Guinea, New Guinea

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

• C. b. boyeri:

• Misool, Yapen, Salawati islands and western New Guinea

• C. b. subalaris:

• Southern New Guinea

An additional subspecies, subaxillaris, is generally considered invalid^[2].

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and mangrove forests.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Boyer's Cuckooshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Boyer%27s_Cuckooshrike

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