Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina striata)

Other Names (World)
Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike, Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, Barred Cuckoo-shrike

Family
Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)

Size
27.50 - 30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Boddaert, 1783)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest and shrubland, swamp forest.

Range (Guide)

India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines (B), Singapore (E), Thailand.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (22)...)

Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina striata) [XC501275]
by Brendan Sloan from Teupah Selatan, Kabupaten Simeulue, Aceh, Indonesia (call, flight call)

Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina striata) [XC501274]
by Frank Lambert from Teupah Selatan, Kabupaten Simeulue, Aceh, Indonesia (call, flight call)

Subspecies
Subspecies dobsoni, considerably different from all others in plumage and proportions, also with different call, sometimes considered a full species. Distinctive subspecies vordermani may also merit elevation to species rank. Subspecies cebuensis (from Cebu, in central Philippines) extinct.

The following 16 subspecies are recognised:

dobsoni (Ball, 1872) - Andaman Is. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Andaman Cuckooshrike (Coracina dobsoni).
sumatrensis (M�ller, S, 1843) - Extreme southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia (including Tioman I), Sumatra (including Mentawai Is), Riau Archipelago, and Borneo and islands.
simalurensis (Richmond, 1903) - Simeulue I, off western Sumatra.
babiensis (Richmond, 1903) - Babi I, off western Sumatra.
kannegieteri (B�ttikofer, 1896) - Nias I, off western Sumatra.
enganensis (Salvadori, 1892) - Enggano I, off western Sumatra.
bungurensis (Hartert, 1894) - Anamba Is and northern Natuna Is.
vordermani (Hartert, 1901) - Kangean Is.
striata (Boddaert, 1783) - Northern Philippines (Luzon, Polillo, Lubang, Marinduque, Catanduanes).
difficilis (Hartert, 1895) - Western Philippines (Busuanga, Culion, Palawan and Balabac).
mindorensis (Steere, 1890) - West-central Philippines (Mindoro, Libagao, Tablas).
panayensis (Steere, 1890) - Central Philippines (Ticao, Masbate, Panay, Guimaras, Negros). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Visayan Cuckooshrike (Coracina panayensis).
boholensis Rand & Rabor, 1959 - East-central Philippines (Samar, Calicoan, Biliran, Leyte, Bohol, Panaon).
kochii (Kutter, 1882) - Southern Philippines (Nipa, Mindanao, Malamaui, Basilan).
guillemardi (Salvadori, 1886) - Sula Archipelago (Jolo, Lapac, Tawi-Tawi, Sanga Sanga, Bongao, Simunul, Sibutu).
cebuensis ! (Ogilvie-Grant, 1896) - Cebu (Philippines). Probably extinct.

References
See References.

Files:

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