Grey Cuckooshrike
Ceblepyris caesiusLichtenstein, MHC, 1823
English (US) Gray Cuckooshrike
UK name: Grey Cuckooshrike
The Grey Cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris caesius) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Ceblepyris caesius
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray Cuckooshrike
- English (UK)
- Grey Cuckooshrike
- Described by
- Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ceblepyris caesius purus
- Ceblepyris caesius caesius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ceblepyris caesia
- Described by
- Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823
- Type locality
- 'Terr. Caffror' = Kaffraria.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.51
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Ground Cuckooshrike
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