Hooded Butcherbird
Cracticus cassicus(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Hooded Butcherbird
The Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus) 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 Artamidae (Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cracticus cassicus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hooded Butcherbird
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cracticus cassicus cassicus
- Cracticus cassicus hercules
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ramphastos cassicus
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- New Guinea; restricted to the Vogelkop by Mayr, 1941, List New Guinea Birds, p. 164.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.38
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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