- Coracina parvula
Celebesia parvula
Identification
25cm. A dark Cuckoo-shrike.
- Dark bluish-grey plumage
- Glossy black narrow forehead band, side of head, chin and throat
- Black primaries
- White underwing-coverts
- Dark eye
- Black bill, dusky legs
Females and juveniles undescribed.
Similar species
Pygmy Cuckoo-shrike has white underparts and is much smaller.
Distribution
Endemic to Halmaher in the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia.
Poorly known restricted-range species. Seems to be local and uncommon.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It's sometimes placed in genus Celebesia.
Has been treated as subspecies of Sunda Cuckoo-shrike or Wallacean Cuckoo-shrike.
Habitat
Primary and selectively logged forest. Occurs at 100 - 900m.
Behaviour
Feeds probably on insects.
Often seen on exposed perches from where it sallies.
No information about breeding.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2005. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 10: Cuckoo-Shrikes to Thrushes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334726
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Halmahera Cuckooshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Halmahera_Cuckooshrike
