Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Black-faced Cuckooshrike
The Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae) 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 novaehollandiae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Coracina novaehollandiae subpallida
- Coracina novaehollandiae melanops
- Coracina novaehollandiae novaehollandiae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus novae Hollandiae
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- 'terra van Diemen' = Adventure Bay, Tasmania.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.814
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckooshrikes
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Coracina longicauda
Pied Cuckooshrike
Coracina bicolor
Cerulean Cuckooshrike
Coracina temminckii
Ground Cuckooshrike
Coracina maxima
Barred Cuckooshrike
Coracina lineata
Boyer's Cuckooshrike
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North Melanesian Cuckooshrike
Coracina welchmani
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis
Moluccan Cuckooshrike
Coracina atriceps
South Melanesian Cuckooshrike
Coracina caledonica
Indian Cuckooshrike
Coracina macei
Oriental Cuckooshrike
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