Golden Cuckooshrike

Photo © by mehdhalaouate
Taja, Papua, New Guinea, 9 September 2006

Campochaera sloetii

Identification

20 cm

• Bright yellow belly
• Dirty yellow back
• Black tail
• Black wing with white lines
• White forehead.

Throat and chest are black in males and gray in females.

Similar Species

Golden Monarch is somewhat similar, but Golden Cuckooshrike is much larger and lacks the white spot below the eye. Golden Myna lacks the white line in the wing.

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Campochaera sloetii has two subspecies:^[1]

• C. s. sloetii

• Western New Guinea (Arfak Mountains to Idenberg River)

• C. s. flaviceps

• South-eastern New Guinea (Mimika River to Port Moresby)

Habitat

Foothill forest canopy and clearings and forest edges.

Behaviour

Often perches out on open branches.

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of fruit, but they are also thought to eat insects.

Vocalizations

Call described as an explosive “syup!”, or double “syup-yup!”. Sometimes a more rapid series.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)
3. Ebird-https://ebird.org/species/golcus1

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden Cuckooshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden_Cuckooshrike

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