Red-shouldered cuckooshrike

The red-shouldered cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.

Red-shouldered cuckooshrike
A male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Campephagidae
Genus: Campephaga
Species:
C. phoenicea
Binomial name
Campephaga phoenicea
(Latham, 1790)

It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and dry savanna.

Female

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Campephaga phoenicea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22706700A130422533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22706700A130422533.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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