White-bellied cuckooshrike
The white-bellied cuckooshrike (Coracina papuensis) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Australia, the Moluccas, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
| White-bellied cuckooshrike | |
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| In Far North Queensland, Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Coracina |
| Species: | C. papuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coracina papuensis (Gmelin, 1788) | |
Taxonomy
The subspecies C. p. ingens is now usually considered a full species, the Manus cuckooshrike (Coracina ingens).
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Coracina papuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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