How big is a Hooded Cuckooshrike?

The Hooded Cuckooshrike is a medium sized bird weighing about 101 g.

Where can you see a Hooded Cuckooshrike?

The Hooded Cuckooshrike occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Hooded Cuckooshrike?

The Hooded Cuckooshrike is most easily confused with the Pied Cuckooshrike, the Halmahera Cuckooshrike and the Moluccan Cuckooshrike.

Is the Hooded Cuckooshrike endangered?

The Hooded Cuckooshrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Hooded Cuckooshrike

Coracina longicauda

Cuckooshrikes · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda) is a legendary cuckooshrik found in 2 countries, weighing about 101 g. The hooded cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.

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Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda), photo 2 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda), photo 3 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda), photo 4 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda), photo 5 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda), photo 6 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda), photo 7 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda), photo 8 — Photo: Versteeg G. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda), photo 9 — Photo: Versteeg G. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda), photo 10 — Photo: Versteeg G. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Hooded Cuckooshrike

The hooded cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands.

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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 August. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Hooded Cuckooshrike look like?: The hooded cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
How big is a Hooded Cuckooshrike?: The Hooded Cuckooshrike is a medium sized bird weighing about 101 g.
Where can you see a Hooded Cuckooshrike?: The Hooded Cuckooshrike occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Hooded Cuckooshrike?: The Hooded Cuckooshrike is most easily confused with the Pied Cuckooshrike, the Halmahera Cuckooshrike and the Moluccan Cuckooshrike.
Is the Hooded Cuckooshrike endangered?: The Hooded Cuckooshrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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