Moluccan Cuckooshrike
Coracina atriceps(Müller, S, 1843)
English (US) Moluccan Cuckooshrike
The Moluccan Cuckooshrike (Coracina atriceps) 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
- Coracina atriceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Moluccan Cuckooshrike
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1843)
No guides listed yet for Moluccan Cuckooshrike
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Coracina atriceps atriceps
- Coracina atriceps magnirostris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ceblepyris atriceps
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1843)
- Type locality
- Celebes, error = Seram; type from Kaibobo.
- Original description
- Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Zoologie Land-Volk. pt6,7or8 p.190
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckooshrikes
Ground Cuckooshrike
Coracina maxima
Barred Cuckooshrike
Coracina lineata
Boyer's Cuckooshrike
Coracina boyeri
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae
North Melanesian Cuckooshrike
Coracina welchmani
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis
South Melanesian Cuckooshrike
Coracina caledonica
Indian Cuckooshrike
Coracina macei
Oriental Cuckooshrike
Coracina javensis
Malayan Cuckooshrike
Coracina larutensis
Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina striata
Mindoro Cuckooshrike
Coracina mindorensis
Looking for a different species?