- Celebesica abbotti
Coracina abbotti
Identification
20 cm (7¾ in)
Male
- Dark bluish-grey upperparts
- Black forehead, side of head and throat
- Black primaries
- Dark bluish-grey tertials and upperwing-coverts
Distribution
Sulawesi endemic. South East Asia: Indonesia: Greater Sundas. Northern, central and south-eastern parts of the island.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in the genus Coracina.
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
High montane forests, generally above 1400m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects.
The feed in the canopy with mixed species flocks.
References
- 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, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.15.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Pygmy Cuckooshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pygmy_Cuckooshrike
External Links
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