Western wattled cuckooshrike

The western wattled cuckooshrike or Ghana cuckooshrike (Lobotos lobatus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Western wattled cuckooshrike
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Campephagidae
Genus: Lobotos
Species:
L. lobatus
Binomial name
Lobotos lobatus
(Temminck, 1824)
Synonyms

Campephaga lobata

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Lobotos lobatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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