Tagula Butcherbird
Cracticus louisiadensisTristram, HB, 1889
English (US) Tagula Butcherbird
The Tagula Butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis) 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.
Range: Tagula (Louisiade Archipelago, off southeastern New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cracticus louisiadensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Tagula Butcherbird
- Described by
- Tristram, HB, 1889
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Tristram, HB, 1889
- Type locality
- Sudest Island.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.6, vol.1, no.4 p.555
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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