Grey-headed Cuckooshrike
Edolisoma schisticeps(Gray, GR, 1846)
English (US) Gray-headed Cuckooshrike
UK name: Grey-headed Cuckooshrike
The Grey-headed Cuckooshrike (Edolisoma schisticeps) 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
- Edolisoma schisticeps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-headed Cuckooshrike
- English (UK)
- Grey-headed Cuckooshrike
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1846)
No guides listed yet for Grey-headed Cuckooshrike
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Edolisoma schisticeps schisticeps
- Edolisoma schisticeps reichenowi
- Edolisoma schisticeps poliopsa
- Edolisoma schisticeps vittatum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Campephaga schisticeps
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1846)
- Type locality
- Triton Bay, southwestern New Guinea.
- Original description
- The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 1 p.283
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckooshrikes
Pale-shouldered Cicadabird
Edolisoma dohertyi
Kai Cicadabird
Edolisoma dispar
Timor Cicadabird
Edolisoma timoriense
Pale Cicadabird
Edolisoma ceramense
Pohnpei Cicadabird
Edolisoma insperatum
Black-bibbed Cicadabird
Edolisoma mindanense
Black Cicadabird
Edolisoma melas
Solomons Cicadabird
Edolisoma holopolium
Malaita Cicadabird
Edolisoma tricolor
Makira Cicadabird
Edolisoma salomonis
Admiralty Cicadabird
Edolisoma admiralitatis
Sangihe Cicadabird
Edolisoma salvadorii
Looking for a different species?