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The Réunion cuckooshrike is a small arboreal bird. The plumage is dimorphic between the sexes. The male is grey coloured with a darker back and lighter underside; the face is darker and has the impression of a mask. The female is quite different, being dark brown above and striped underneath with a white eye-line. The call of the species is a clear whistled tui tui tui, from which is derived its local Réunion Creole/French name, tuit-tuit.
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When to see the Reunion Cuckooshrike
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Where to see the Reunion Cuckooshrike
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About the Reunion Cuckooshrike
The Réunion cuckooshrike is a passerine bird in the cuckooshrike family. It is endemic to the island of Réunion, where it is restricted to two areas of mountain forest in the north of the island. Males are dark grey above and pale grey beneath, while females have dark brown upper parts and a streaked breast. The population has been declining and the range contracting, being currently about 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi), and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the species as "critically endangered", with the possibility that the bird could be wiped out by a tropical storm.
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Easily confused with
Lesser CuckooshrikeLalage fimbriataThe lesser cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
Polynesian TrillerLalage maculosaThe Polynesian triller is a passerine bird belonging to the triller genus Lalage in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae.
Indochinese CuckooshrikeLalage poliopteraThe Indochinese cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
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