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Cuckoo-shrike
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Family: Campephagidae
Vigors, 1825
Genera

The cuckoo-shrikes and allies in the Campephagidae family are small to medium-sized passerine bird species found in the subtropical and tropical Africa, Asia and Australasia. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. SongBird is a Dutch Record label owned by Tijs Verwest and Arny Bink Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 &ndash October 26, 1840) was an Irish Zoologist and Politician. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic UserPolbot. -->The Ground Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina maxima) is a species of Bird in the Campephagidae UserPolbot. --> Coracina is a genus of Bird in the Campephagidae family UserPolbot. -->The Golden Cuckoo-shrike ( Campochaera sloetii) is a species of Bird in the Campephagidae The trillers ( Lalage) are a Genus of Passerine Birds belonging to the Cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae UserPolbot. --> Campephaga is a genus of Bird in the Campephagidae family The minivets are Passerine Birds belonging to the Genus Pericrocotus in the Cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae UserPolbot. -->The Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike ( Hemipus hirundinaceus) is a species of Bird in the In Biological classification, family ( Latin Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Australasia is a Region of Oceania: New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and neighbouring Islands in the Pacific The roughly 85 species are found in eight (or nine) genera which comprise five distinct groups, the 'true' cuckoo-shrikes (Campephaga, Coracina, Lobotos, Pteropodocys and Campochaera) the trillers (Lalage), the minivets (Pericrocotus), the flycatcher-shrikes (Hemipus). A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic The wood-shrikes (Tephrodornis) were often considered to be in this family but are probably closer to the helmetshrikes or bushshrikes. The helmetshrikes are smallish Passerine Bird Species. These birds were included with the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, later on split The bushshrikes are smallish Passerine Bird Species. They were formerly classed with the true Shrikes in the family Laniidae but are now Another genus, Chlamydochaera, which has one species, the Black-breasted Fruithunter was often placed in this family but has now been shown to be a thrush (Turdidae). UserPolbot. -->The Black-breasted Fruit-hunter ( Chlamydochaera jefferyi) is a species of Bird in the See also other birds with "thrush" in their name Waterthrush, Shrike-thrush, Thrush Nightingale The Thrushes,

Cuckoo-shrikes are neither closely related to the cuckoos or shrikes, the name probably comes from the grey colour of many of the cuckoo-shrikes. The cuckoos are a family Cuculidae, of Near passerine Birds The order Cuculiformes, in addition to the cuckoos also includes the Shrikes are Passerine Birds of the family Laniidae Most shrike species occur in Eurasia and Africa, but two breed in North America Some of the species also bear a superficial resemblance to cuckoos, and have a similar undulating flight. The grey colouration has led to one of their other names, the greybird. In some parts of the world they have also been known as caterpillar-birds, a name derived from their diet. They are in fact thought by some to be closely related to the Old World orioles (Oriolidae), although they differ strongly in some morphological characteristics (such as skull morphology and the arrangements of feathers on the wing). The orioles are a family of Old World Passerine Birds The family Oriolidae comprises the Figbird Sphecotheres viridis, the only

Overall the cuckoo-shrikes are medium to small arboreal birds, generally long and slender. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although the minivets are brightly coloured in red, yellow and black, and the Blue Cuckoo-shrike of central Africa is all-over glossy blue. UserPolbot. -->The Blue Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina azurea) is a species of Bird in the Campephagidae The four cuckoo-shrikes in the genus Campephaga exhibit sexual dimorphism, with males that have glossy black plumage and bright red or yellow wattles, the females having more subdued olive-green plumage. Plumage refers both to the layer of Feathers that cover a Bird and the pattern colour and arrangement of those feathers

Of the 84 species of cuckoo-shrike, the majority are forest birds. Some species are restricted to primary forest, like the New Caledonian Cuckoo-shrike, others are able to use more disturbed forest. UserPolbot. -->The New Caledonian Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina analis) is a species of Bird in the Campephagidae Around eleven species use much more open habitat, one Australian species, the Ground Cuckoo-shrike being found in open plains and scrubland with few trees. A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. UserPolbot. -->The Ground Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina maxima) is a species of Bird in the Campephagidae

The 'true' cuckoo-shrikes are usually found singly, in pairs, and in small family groups, whereas the minivets, flycatcher-shrikes and wood-shrikes more frequently form small flocks. There is a considerable amount of variation within the family as a whole with regards to calls, some call very infrequently and some, principally the minivets, are extremely vocal.

These are mainly insectivorous, and will take large hairy caterpillars. An insectivore is a type of carnivore with a diet that consists chiefly of Insects and similar small creatures Caterpillars are the Larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera (the Insect order comprising butterflies and Moths They have also been recorded eating small vertebrates, and some fruit, seeds and other plant matter. About four blotchy white, green or blue eggs are laid in a cup nest in a tree. In most Birds and Reptiles an egg ( Latin ovum) is the Zygote, resulting from Fertilization of the Ovum. Incubation is about two weeks.

Taxonomic list of Campephagidae

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