Shrike-like Cotinga (Laniisoma elegans)

Other Names (World)
Elegant Mourner, Shrike-like Cotinga, Shrike Cotinga, Buckley's Mourner, Andean Laniisoma (Andean races), Brazilian Laniisoma

Family
Tityridae (Tityras And Allies)

Size
17 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Thunberg, 1823)

Range (Guide)

Bolivia (B), Brazil (B), Colombia (B), Ecuador (B), Peru (B), Venezuela (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)...)

Brazilian Laniisoma (Laniisoma elegans) [XC389206]
by Bobby Wilcox from Cubat\u00e3o, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)

Brazilian Laniisoma (Laniisoma elegans) [XC705204]
by id from S\u00e3o Miguel Arcanjo, S\u00e3o Miguel Arcanjo, State of S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

venezuelense (Thunberg, 1823) - Foothills of eastern Andes in western Venezuela (Táchira, Barinas) and Colombia (Boyacá).
buckleyi (P. L. Sclater and Salvin, 1880) - Foothills of Andes in Ecuador and Peru.
cadwaladeri Carriker, 1935 - Foothills of Andes in north-western Bolivia (La Paz).
elegans (Thunberg, 1823) - South-eastern Brazil (southern Bahia south to São Paulo and eastern Paraná).

References
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Files:

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