How big is a Buru Cuckooshrike?

The Buru Cuckooshrike is a medium sized bird weighing about 68 g.

Where can you see a Buru Cuckooshrike?

The Buru Cuckooshrike is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Buru Cuckooshrike?

The Buru Cuckooshrike is most easily confused with the North Melanesian Cuckooshrike, the Slaty Cuckooshrike and the Pied Cuckooshrike.

Is the Buru Cuckooshrike endangered?

The Buru Cuckooshrike is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Buru Cuckooshrike

Coracina fortis

Cuckooshrikes · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Buru Cuckooshrike (Coracina fortis) is a legendary cuckooshrik found only in Indonesia, weighing about 68 g. The Buru cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest68 g

Buru Cuckooshrike (Coracina fortis), photo 1 — Photo: desertnaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Buru Cuckooshrike (Coracina fortis), photo 2 — Photo: desertnaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Buru Cuckooshrike (Coracina fortis), photo 3 — Photo: James Eaton · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Buru Cuckooshrike (Coracina fortis), photo 4 — Photo: Hoedt D.S. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Buru Cuckooshrike (Coracina fortis), photo 5 — Photo: Hoedt D.S. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Buru Cuckooshrike (Coracina fortis), photo 6 — Photo: Hoedt D.S. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Buru Cuckooshrike (Coracina fortis), photo 7 — Photo: Hoedt D.S. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Buru Cuckooshrike (Coracina fortis), photo 8 — Photo: Hoedt D.S. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Buru Cuckooshrike (Coracina fortis), photo 9 — Photo: Hoedt D.S. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Buru Cuckooshrike (Coracina fortis), photo 10 — Photo: Teijsmann Has to be Teijsman ? · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Buru Cuckooshrike

The Buru cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Buru Cuckooshrike look like?: The Buru cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
How big is a Buru Cuckooshrike?: The Buru Cuckooshrike is a medium sized bird weighing about 68 g.
Where can you see a Buru Cuckooshrike?: The Buru Cuckooshrike is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Buru Cuckooshrike?: The Buru Cuckooshrike is most easily confused with the North Melanesian Cuckooshrike, the Slaty Cuckooshrike and the Pied Cuckooshrike.
Is the Buru Cuckooshrike endangered?: The Buru Cuckooshrike is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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