Difference between revisions of "Madagascar Cuckooshrike" - BirdForum Opus

Latest revision as of 18:52, 19 October 2024

Photo by edenwatcher
Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, September 2010

Coracina cinerea

Identification

Black head
Light grey underparts
Dark grey upperparts

Female has dark grey head.

Distribution

Madagascar.

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

List of references

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

External Links

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+[[Image:018 Madagascar cuckooshrike.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|edenwatcher|edenwatcher}}<br />[[Ranomafana National Park]], [[Madagascar]], September 2010]]
-'''Alternative name: Madagascar Cuckoo-shrike'''
 ;[[:Category:Coracina|Coracina]] cinerea
-'''Includes: Comoros Cuckoo-shrike'''
 ==Identification==
-Black head, light grey underparts, dark grey upperparts. Female has dark grey head.
+*Black head
+*Light grey underparts
+*Dark grey upperparts<br />
+'''Female''' has dark grey head.
 ==Distribution==
-[[Comoros]], [[Madagascar]], and [[Mayotte]].
+[[Madagascar]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-subspecies recognized:
+====Subspecies====
-* ''C. c. cinera'' in N and E [[Madagascar]]
+Two subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
-* ''C. c. pallida'' in C, W and SW [[Madagascar]]
+*''C. c. cinera'' in northern and eastern [[Madagascar]]
-* ''C. c. cucullata'' on the [[Comoro Islands]]
+*''C. c. pallida'' in central, western and south-western [[Madagascar]]
-''Cucullata'' is sometimes split as '''Comoros Cuckoo-shrike''', ''Coracina cucullata''. <br />
-The birds from Moheli Island are sometimes put in the subspecies ''moheliensis'' which is not accepted by everyone.
+This species and [[Comoro Cuckooshrike]] were previously considered one species, Ashy Cuckooshrike.
 ==Habitat==
-Dry and moist forests.
+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==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen21V11.1}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
+#Wikipedia
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
 {{GSearch|Coracina+cinerea}}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Coracina]]
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Coracina]]