Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina papuensis) - HBW 10, p. 78
French: Échenilleur choucari
German: Weißbauch-Raupenfänger
Spanish: Oruguero Papúa
Other common names: Papuan Cuckoo-shrike (N & E races); White-bellied/White-breasted(!) Cuckoo-shrike/Greybird (hypoleuca); Little/Robust Cuckoo-shrike (robusta)
Taxonomy: Corvus papuensis J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Manokwari, Cendrawasi, north-west New Guinea.
Forms a superspecies with C. leucopygia and C. ingens. Until recently, the latter form was normally regarded as a race of present species, but it differs notably in large size, stout bill and more slaty coloration, and is probably more appropriately treated as a distinct species. Race robusta formerly treated as a full species, but now considered to fall within variation of present species. Birds ascribed to race timorlaoensis (of Tanimbar Is) may be nomadic vagrants from Australia. Birds from N Moluccas sometimes separated as race melanolora, but considered.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Corvus papuensis J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Manokwari, Cendrawasi, north-west New Guinea.
Forms a superspecies with C. leucopygia and C. ingens. Until recently, the latter form was normally regarded as a race of present species, but it differs notably in large size, stout bill and more slaty coloration, and is probably more appropriately treated as a distinct species. Race robusta formerly treated as a full species, but now considered to fall within variation of present species. Birds ascribed to race timorlaoensis (of Tanimbar Is) may be nomadic vagrants from Australia. Birds from N Moluccas sometimes separated as race melanolora, but considered not satisfactorily distinguishable from nominate, with which merged. Australian races intergrade; proposed race stalkeri (E Australia) invalid, as refers to intergradient population in N & C Queensland, and therefore included in oriomo. Fourteen subspecies currently recognized.
Forms a superspecies with C. leucopygia and C. ingens. Until recently, the latter form was normally regarded as a race of present species, but it differs notably in large size, stout bill and more slaty coloration, and is probably more appropriately treated as a distinct species. Race robusta formerly treated as a full species, but now considered to fall within variation of present species. Birds ascribed to race timorlaoensis (of Tanimbar Is) may be nomadic vagrants from Australia. Birds from N Moluccas sometimes separated as race melanolora, but considered not satisfactorily distinguishable from nominate, with which merged. Australian races intergrade; proposed race stalkeri (E Australia) invalid, as refers to intergradient population in N & C Queensland, and therefore included in oriomo. Fourteen subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- papuensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - N Moluccas (Morotai and Halmahera S to Obi), W Papuan Is (Waigeo, Salawati, Misool, Batanta), W & N New Guinea (including Yapen I), Lesser Sundas (Kisar, Luang, Sermata) and Kai Is.
- timorlaoensis A. B. Meyer, 1884 - Tanimbar Is.
- angustifrons (Sharpe, 1878) - C to SE New Guinea.
- papuensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - N Moluccas (Morotai and Halmahera S to Obi), W Papuan Is (Waigeo, Salawati, Misool, Batanta), W & N New Guinea (including Yapen I), Lesser Sundas (Kisar, Luang, Sermata) and Kai Is.
- timorlaoensis A. B. Meyer, 1884 - Tanimbar Is.
- angustifrons (Sharpe, 1878) - C to SE New Guinea.
- intermedia Rothschild, 1931 - SC New Guinea.
- louisiadensis (Hartert, 1898) - Louisiade Archipelago.
- oriomo Mayr & Rand, 1936 - S New Guinea (Trans-Fly region), islands in Torres Strait and NE Australia (Cape York Peninsula).
- apsleyi Mathews, 1912 - coastal N Australia (Melville I, Cobourg Peninsula and shores of Van Diemen Gulf).
- hypoleuca (Gould, 1848) - coastal N Australia (Kimberley E to Gulf of Carpentaria); non-breeding (probably this race) also in Kai Is and Aru Is.
- artamoides Schodde & Mason, 1999 - E Australia (NE Queensland S to NE New South Wales).
- robusta (Latham, 1801) - coastal SE Australia; non-breeding N to New South Wales and S Queensland.
- sclaterii (Salvadori, 1878) - Bismarck Archipelago.
- perpallida Rothschild & Hartert, 1916 - N Solomon Is (Bougainville, Choiseul, Santa Isabel, Florida).
- elegans (E. P. Ramsay, 1881) - C & S Solomons (New Georgia Is S to Guadalcanal).
- eyerdami Mayr, 1931 - Malaita I (SE Solomons).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched in several branches, rubbing and cleaning its bill. Locality Ringgi Guest House, Kolombangara Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (ssp elegans)
Josep del Hoyo 9 October 2010 2 years ago 26 sec 3.8 -
An individual eating an insect and looking for food on a branch. Locality Imbu Rano Lodge, Kolombangara Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (ssp elegans)
Josep del Hoyo 11 October 2010 2 years ago 35 sec 3.7 -
A bird perched in a tree and flying away Locality Cairns, Queensland, Australia (ssp artamoides)
Keith Blomerley 2 November 2003 5 years ago 15 sec 3.7 -
A bird in a tree on a windy day. Locality Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia
Robert Schaefer 2 October 2010 2 years ago 28 sec 3.7 -
Dorsal view of a bird perched, turning around and flying away. Locality Imbu Rano Lodge, Kolombangara Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (ssp elegans)
Josep del Hoyo 11 October 2010 2 years ago 26 sec 3.6 -
An adult perched on a branch, then flying away Locality Rush Creek, Queensland, Australia
Tom Tarrant 31 March 1998 8 years ago 10 sec 3.6
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Adult male foraging for insects.
Locality Charles Darwin National Park, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (ssp Coracina apsleyi)
Edward Smith 15 August 2011 1 year ago 3.6 -
A bird perched in a tree.
Locality Batanta Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp papuensis)
Carmelo López 11 October 2012 28 weeks ago 3.5 -
Just hanging around
Locality Mary River National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 8 July 2008 2 years ago 3.5 -
Single bird foraging for insects
Locality Kobble Creek, Queensland, Australia (ssp artamoides)
Tom Tarrant 8 March 2008 3 years ago 3.5 -
A distant bird foraging in a tree.
Locality Foli, Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (ssp papuensis)
David Beadle 18 October 2011 1 year ago 3.3 -
Lateral view of adult bird perched on a branch
Locality Atherton, Queensland, Australia (ssp artamoides)
Mikko Pyhälä 9 August 2010 2 years ago 3.2
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