Coracina (Coracina) papuensis
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
©Duncan McCaskill: A White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike in Queensland, Australia
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Campephagidae
Genus
Coracina
Species
Coracina (Coracina) papuensis
Status
unspecified
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- From 26 cm to 28 cm (Length of specimen)
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: White-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina (Coracina) papuensis)
Distribution and habitat preferences
It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. (Wikipedia)
Local abundance
- Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia: The White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike has been recorded only three times at Lizard Island, most recently on 31 May 2005 (Atlas of Living Australia, accessed 8 April 2012).
