White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) White-bellied Cuckooshrike
The White-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina papuensis) 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 papuensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 14 subspecies for this species.
- Coracina papuensis papuensis
- Coracina papuensis angustifrons
- Coracina papuensis louisiadensis
- Coracina papuensis oriomo
- Coracina papuensis timorlaoensis
- Coracina papuensis hypoleuca
- Coracina papuensis apsleyi
- Coracina papuensis artamoides
- Coracina papuensis robusta
- Coracina papuensis sclaterii
- Coracina papuensis perpallida
- Coracina papuensis elegans
- Coracina papuensis eyerdami
- Coracina papuensis ingens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Corvus papuensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- New Guinea, restricted to Manokwari by Stresemann, 1913, Journ. f. Orn., 61, p. 604.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.371
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckooshrikes
Cerulean Cuckooshrike
Coracina temminckii
Ground Cuckooshrike
Coracina maxima
Barred Cuckooshrike
Coracina lineata
Boyer's Cuckooshrike
Coracina boyeri
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae
North Melanesian Cuckooshrike
Coracina welchmani
Moluccan Cuckooshrike
Coracina atriceps
South Melanesian Cuckooshrike
Coracina caledonica
Indian Cuckooshrike
Coracina macei
Oriental Cuckooshrike
Coracina javensis
Malayan Cuckooshrike
Coracina larutensis
Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina striata
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