White-winged Cuckooshrike - BirdForum Opus

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Edolisoma ostenta

Analisoma ostenta
Coracina ostenta

Identification

25 cm. Black head and upper breast, forming dark hood, dark grey back and rump, black wings with white wing-patch across greater coverts and tertials, black tail with white tips to outer tail feathers, dark grey breast and belly, white undertail-coverts, dark bill, iris and legs. Female similar to male although head grey (lacks black hood) and underparts paler.

Distribution

Philippines.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Formerly placed in the genus Coracina, sometimes placed in the genus Edolisoma.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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