Biology:Grey-headed cuckooshrike

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Short description: Species of bird

Grey-headed cuckooshrike
Coracina schisticeps by John Gould.jpg
Drawing by John Gould
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Campephagidae
Genus: Edolisoma
Species:
E. schisticeps
Binomial name
Edolisoma schisticeps
(Gray, 1846)
Synonyms

Coracina schisticeps

The grey-headed cuckooshrike (Edolisoma schisticeps), also known as the grey-headed cicadabird or black-tipped cicadabird, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

Subspecies

Source:[2]

  • E. s. schisticeps
  • E. s. poliopsa
  • E. s. reichenowi can be distinguished by the female's red crown

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Edolisoma schisticeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22706610A118728735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22706610A118728735.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22706610/118728735. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. Diamond, Jared; Bishop, K. David; Sneider, Richard (2019-10-10). "An avifaunal double suture zone at the Bird's Neck Isthmus of New Guinea". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 131 (3): 435. doi:10.1676/18-167. ISSN 1559-4491. http://dx.doi.org/10.1676/18-167. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3115176 entry