- Cyanograucalus azureus
Coracina azurea
Identification
- Length 20 cm
- Electric-blue plumage
- Black primaries, tail and mask
- Female duller
- Juvenile: tail- and wing-feathers tipped white; underparts spotted white.
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, southern Ivory Coast, southern Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, south-western Cameroon, south-western Congo, Cabinda (north-western Angola), south-western Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, northern and central Democratic Republic of Congo
African Islands: Bioko (Fernando Po)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in the genus Coracina.
Habitat
Forest and forest edge; generally in the canopy.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes invertebrates, fruit, seeds and plants.
Vocalisation
Slurred whistles; chip-peeooo and pooeet peeoo.
Breeding
They build a cup-shaped nest. The clutch of 4 eggs is incubated for about 14 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Avibase
- Answers.com
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue Cuckooshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue_Cuckooshrike
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
