About the Purple-throated Cuckooshrike
The purple-throated cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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What the Purple-throated Cuckooshrike sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Guinea.
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaThe red-shouldered cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
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