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South Melanesian Cuckooshrike

Information
Range Bougainville Island, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Campephagidae
Genus Coracina
Species Coracina caledonica
Conservation Status

Least Concern

The South Melanesian cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica), is an uncommon species of cuckooshrike in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Bougainville Island, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. The species is a large (32–37 cm) cuckoo-shrike with a long square tail and all over dark grey plumage. The eye of adults is yellow, whereas that of the juvenile is dark. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.