Biology:Campephaga
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Campephaga | |
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| Red-shouldered cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Campephaga Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Campephaga flava[1] Vieillot, 1817
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Campephaga is a genus of bird in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae.
The genus contains four species:[2]
- Black cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava)
- Petit's cuckooshrike (Campephaga petiti)
- Red-shouldered cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea)
- Purple-throated cuckooshrike (Campephaga quiscalina)
The genus name is combination of two Greek words: kampe, meaning "caterpillar" and -phagos (from phagein) meaning "-eating".[3]
References
- ↑ "Campephagidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=139.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2019). "Bristlehead, butcherbirds, woodswallows, ioras, cuckooshrikes, Shriketit". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/butcherbirds/. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling.
Wikidata ☰ Q857839 entry
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