Reunion Cuckooshrike (Lalage newtoni) [XC155393]
by Hans Matheve from La Roche Ecrite Nature Reserve, R\u00e9union, France (call)
Reunion Cuckooshrike (Lalage newtoni) [XC305037]
by George Sangster from Roche Ecrite trail, Reunion NP, France (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Forms a superspecies with Mauritius Cuckooshrike (Lalage typica). No other obviously close relatives; plumage similarities (including marked sexual dichromatism) with Australasian Slender-billed Cicadabird (Edolisoma tenuirostre), Grey-headed Cicadabird (Edolisoma schisticeps) and New Guinea Cicadabird (Edolisoma melas) may indicate either common ancestry or convergence.