South Melanesian Cuckooshrike
Coracina caledonica(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) South Melanesian Cuckooshrike
The South Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica) 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 caledonica
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- South Melanesian Cuckooshrike
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Coracina caledonica thilenii
- Coracina caledonica seiuncta
- Coracina caledonica lifuensis
- Coracina caledonica caledonica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Corvus caledonicus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- New Caledonia.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.367
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckooshrikes
Barred Cuckooshrike
Coracina lineata
Boyer's Cuckooshrike
Coracina boyeri
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae
North Melanesian Cuckooshrike
Coracina welchmani
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis
Moluccan Cuckooshrike
Coracina atriceps
Indian Cuckooshrike
Coracina macei
Oriental Cuckooshrike
Coracina javensis
Malayan Cuckooshrike
Coracina larutensis
Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina striata
Mindoro Cuckooshrike
Coracina mindorensis
Visayan Cuckooshrike
Coracina panayensis
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