How big is a Boyer's Cuckooshrike?

The Boyer's Cuckooshrike is a medium sized bird weighing about 66 g.

Where can you see a Boyer's Cuckooshrike?

The Boyer's Cuckooshrike occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Boyer's Cuckooshrike?

The Boyer's Cuckooshrike is most easily confused with the Sunda Cuckooshrike, the Andaman Cuckooshrike and the Wallacean Cuckooshrike.

Is the Boyer's Cuckooshrike endangered?

The Boyer's Cuckooshrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Boyer's Cuckooshrike

Coracina boyeri

Cuckooshrikes · Passeriformes · Rare

The Boyer's Cuckooshrike (Coracina boyeri) is a rare cuckooshrik found in 2 countries, weighing about 66 g. Boyer's cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.

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Boyer's Cuckooshrike (Coracina boyeri), photo 1 — Photo: Sandra Keller · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Boyer's Cuckooshrike (Coracina boyeri), photo 2 — Photo: themaskedlapwing · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Boyer's Cuckooshrike (Coracina boyeri), photo 3 — Photo: themaskedlapwing · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Boyer's Cuckooshrike (Coracina boyeri), photo 4 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Boyer's Cuckooshrike (Coracina boyeri), photo 5 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Boyer's Cuckooshrike (Coracina boyeri), photo 6 — Photo: Bergman S. Sten Bergman · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Boyer's Cuckooshrike (Coracina boyeri), photo 7 — Photo: Bergman S. Sten Bergman · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Boyer's Cuckooshrike (Coracina boyeri), photo 8 — Photo: Lorentz H.A. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Boyer's Cuckooshrike (Coracina boyeri), photo 9 — Photo: themaskedlapwing · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Boyer's Cuckooshrike (Coracina boyeri), photo 10 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Boyer's Cuckooshrike

Boyer's cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is widely spread across New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

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Where it lives

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in July. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Boyer's Cuckooshrike look like?: Boyer's cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
How big is a Boyer's Cuckooshrike?: The Boyer's Cuckooshrike is a medium sized bird weighing about 66 g.
Where can you see a Boyer's Cuckooshrike?: The Boyer's Cuckooshrike occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Boyer's Cuckooshrike?: The Boyer's Cuckooshrike is most easily confused with the Sunda Cuckooshrike, the Andaman Cuckooshrike and the Wallacean Cuckooshrike.
Is the Boyer's Cuckooshrike endangered?: The Boyer's Cuckooshrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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