- Coracina pectoralis
Identification
Length 25-27 cm. A large grey and white cuckoo-shrike. Dark eye and bill and grey legs.
Adult male: Upperparts, head and throat grey; breast, belly and lower tail coverts white.
Adult female: Similar to the male, but with whitish throat and chin.
Juvenile: Barred above and spotted below.
Distribution
Africa: A band from Senegambia to Ethiopia; Ethiopia to Mozambique and north-eastern South Africa; Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia to Angola and extreme northern Namibia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.[1]
Habitat
Tall woodland; mainly miombo and riverine forest.
Behaviour
Vocalization
Male duid-duid; female tchee-ee-ee-ee.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-breasted Cuckooshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-breasted_Cuckooshrike
