Mindanao cuckooshrike
| Mindanao cuckooshrike | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Coracina |
| Species: | C. kochii
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| Binomial name | |
| Coracina kochii (Kutter, 1882)
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The Mindanao cuckooshrike (Coracina kochii) is a passerine bird in the family Campephagidae that is found in the east and south Philippines. The species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the bar-bellied cuckooshrike.
Taxonomy
[edit]The Mindanao cuckooshrike was formally described in 1882 by the German ornithologist Friedrich Kutter based on specimens collected on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. He coined the binomial name Graucalus kochii.[1][2] The specific epithet was chosen to honour the German collector and museum director Gottlieb von Koch (1849–1914).[3] The species was formerly treated as conspecific with the bar-bellied cuckooshrike (Coracina striata) but was promoted to species status based on the differences in morphology and vocalizations.[4]
Two subspecies are recognised:[4]
- C. k. boholensis Rand & Rabor, 1959 – East Visayas (central east Philippines)
- C. k. kochii (Kutter, 1882) – Mindanao group (south Philippines)
References
[edit]- ^ Kutter, Friedrich (1882). "Graucalus kochii". Ornithologisches Centralblatt. 7: 183.
- ^ Mayr, Ernst; Greenway, James C. Jr, eds. (1960). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 177.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "kochii". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Bristlehead, butcherbirds, woodswallows, Mottled Berryhunter, ioras, cuckooshrikes". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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