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 LC    Ashy Cuckooshrike* Id (Atlas):
    Ceblepyris cinereus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Madagascar Cuckooshrike, Ashy Cuckooshrike, Ashy Cuckoo-shrike, Comoro Cuckoo-shrike (cucullata and moheliensis), Madagascar Cuckoo-shrike, Madagascan Cuckooshrike

Family
Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)

Size
22 - 24 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Müller, 1776)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, dry forest.

Range (Guide)
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

 
Madagascar Cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris cinereus) [XC344807]
     by Peter Boesman from Ranomafana National Park, Vohiparara, Madagascar (alarm call)

 
Madagascar Cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris cinereus) [XC603790]
     by Ken Behrens from Bobangira Forest, Madagascar (song)

Subspecies
Relatively fine bill and colour of upperparts suggest possible link with Grauer's Cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris graueri) of eastern DRCongo and with Asiatic group comprising Black-winged Cuckooshrike (Lalage melaschistos), Lesser Cuckooshrike (Lalage fimbriata) and Black-headed Cuckooshrike (Lalage melanoptera). Subspecies cucullata and moheliensis sometimes considered a separate species by virtue of differences in plumage, size and voice. Form described as Coracina sulphurea is a colour morph of cucullata.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

  • cucullata (Müller, 1776)   -  Grand Comoro (Njazidja), in Comoro Is.
  • moheliensis Benson, 1960   -  Mohéli (Mwali), in Comoro Is. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Comoro Cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris cucullatus).
  • cinerea (Müller, 1776)   -  Northern and eastern Madagascar.
  • pallidus Delacour, 1931   -  Western, central and south-western Madagascar.



References
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Files:
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