Reunion Cuckooshrike (Lalage newtoni)

Other Names (World)
Reunion Cuckooshrike, Reunion Cuckoo-shrike

Family
Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)

Size
22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Pollen, 1866)

Range (Guide)

R�union (B) (NB).

North-western Reunion I.

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

Population
Estimated population is 50 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Quiet, inconspicuous, particularly when feeding, occurring either singly or in pairs.

Voice
A shrill and clear whistled 'tui tui tui'. Female utters a harsh 'shrek' in alarm.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Reunion Cuckooshrike (Lalage newtoni) [XC148691]
by Hans Matheve from Plaine de Chicots, Reunion, France (call)

Reunion Cuckooshrike (Lalage newtoni) [XC157028]
by Johannes Fischer from Roche Ecrite trail, Reunion NPm above Mamode camp, France (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Mauritius Cuckooshrike (Lalage typica). No other obviously close relatives; plumage similarities (including marked sexual dichromatism) with Australasian Cicadabird (Edolisoma tenuirostre), Grey-headed Cicadabird (Edolisoma schisticeps) and New Guinea Cicadabird (Edolisoma melas) may indicate either common ancestry or convergence.

References
See References.

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