- Celebesia 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
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly placed in the genus Coracina.
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., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Pygmy Cuckooshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 November 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pygmy_Cuckooshrike
