About the Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike
The bar-bellied cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and its natural habitats include mangrove forest, dry forest, swamp forest, and secondary forest. The plumage varies among the subspecies, with different amounts of barring on the underparts. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed the species as one of least-concern.
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The bar-bellied cuckooshrike is 24–32 centimetres (9.4–12.6 in) long. The plumage and size are variable. In the Philippines, the subspecies guillemardi and mindorensis are uniformly grey, with some black on the male's head; in striata, cebuensis, and difficilis, the male has faint barring on the rump, and the female's belly is barred black and white; in panayensis, the male also has black and white bars on the belly, and the female has additional barred patches on the breast; in kochii, the male's breast is also barred, and the female's underparts are entirely barred. In C. s.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Sunda CuckooshrikeCoracina larvataThe Sunda cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
Ground CuckooshrikeCoracina maximaThe ground cuckooshrike is a slender, long-legged bird, the largest of the cuckooshrikes measuring 33–37 cm in length, and weighing approximately 115 g.
Boyer's CuckooshrikeCoracina boyeriBoyer's cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
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