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;[[:Category:Coracina|Coracina]] cinerea | ;[[:Category:Coracina|Coracina]] cinerea | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Black head | + | *Black head |
| + | *Light grey underparts | ||
| + | *Dark grey upperparts<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''' has dark grey head. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Madagascar]]. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies==== | |
| − | + | Two subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
| − | + | *''C. c. cinera'' in northern and eastern [[Madagascar]] | |
| − | *''C c | + | *''C. c. pallida'' in central, western and south-western [[Madagascar]] |
| − | *''C c pallida'' | ||
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| + | This species and [[Comoro Cuckooshrike]] were previously considered one species, Ashy Cuckooshrike. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Dry and moist forests. | + | Dry and moist evergreen forests and forest edges. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their diet consists of a variety of invertebrates, including beetles, butterflies and moths, crickets etc. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen21V11.1}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Coracina+cinerea}} | {{GSearch|Coracina+cinerea}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Coracina]] |
Latest revision as of 18:52, 19 October 2024
- Coracina cinerea
Identification
- Black head
- Light grey underparts
- Dark grey upperparts
Female has dark grey head.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies recognized[1]:
- C. c. cinera in northern and eastern Madagascar
- C. c. pallida in central, western and south-western Madagascar
This species and Comoro Cuckooshrike were previously considered one species, Ashy Cuckooshrike.
Habitat
Dry and moist evergreen forests and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of a variety of invertebrates, including beetles, butterflies and moths, crickets etc.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Madagascar Cuckooshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Madagascar_Cuckooshrike
