Sunda Cuckooshrike (Coracina larvata)

Other Names (World)
Sunda Cuckooshrike, Sunda Cuckoo-shrike, Black-eared Cuckoo-shrike, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike(!)

Family
Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(M�ller, 1843)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From 850 - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Malaysia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Harsh, ringing whistles 'eeooo-eeooo-ee-ooo' or 'shreeok', and a curious, loud, wheezy song.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Sunda Cuckooshrike (Coracina larvata) [XC287976]
by Mike Nelson from Yang Highlands, Gading, Probolinggo, Jawa Timur, Indonesia (call)

Sunda Cuckooshrike (Coracina larvata) [XC391741]
by Frank Lambert from Cangar-Tahura Raden Soerjo, East Java, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes considered to form a species group with Cerulean Cuckooshrike (Coracina temminckii), Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda) and Halmahera Cicadabird (Edolisoma parvulum). Has been treated as conspecific with Halmahera Cicadabird (Edolisoma parvulum).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

melanocephala (Salvadori, 1879) - Sumatra.
larvata (M�ller, 1843) - Java.
normani (Sharpe, 1887) - Borneo.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sunda Cuckooshrike (Coracina larvata) - 10 files

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