South Melanesian Cuckooshrike

When to see the South Melanesian Cuckooshrike

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the South Melanesian Cuckooshrike

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the South Melanesian Cuckooshrike

The south Melanesian cuckooshrike is an uncommon species of bird in the cuckooshrike family. It is found in New Caledonia, Bougainville Island, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. The species is a large (32–37 cm) cuckoo-shrike with a long square tail and all over dark grey plumage. The eye of adults is yellow, whereas that of the juvenile is dark. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Easily confused with

Wallacean CuckooshrikeCoracina personataThe Wallacean cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. Andaman CuckooshrikeCoracina dobsoniThe Andaman cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. Stout-billed CuckooshrikeCoracina caeruleogriseaThe stout-billed cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.