North Melanesian Cuckooshrike
Coracina welchmani(Tristram, HB, 1892)
English (US) North Melanesian Cuckooshrike
The North Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina welchmani) 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 welchmani
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- North Melanesian Cuckooshrike
- Described by
- (Tristram, HB, 1892)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Coracina welchmani bougainvillei
- Coracina welchmani kulambangrae
- Coracina welchmani welchmani
- Coracina welchmani amadonis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Graucalus (Artamides) welchmani
- Described by
- (Tristram, HB, 1892)
- Type locality
- Bugotu, i.e. Isabel, Solomon Islands.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.6, vol.4, no.14 p.294
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Black-faced Cuckooshrike
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White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis
Moluccan Cuckooshrike
Coracina atriceps
South Melanesian Cuckooshrike
Coracina caledonica
Indian Cuckooshrike
Coracina macei
Oriental Cuckooshrike
Coracina javensis
Malayan Cuckooshrike
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