McGregor's Cuckooshrike Malindangia mcgregori Scientific name definitions

21 cm; 39–47·5 g. A relatively small cuckoo-shrike. Male has forehead, lores, face, chin, throat and upper breast bluish-black; crown to rump grey, becoming paler on rump and uppertail-coverts; upperwing-coverts grey, outer webs of median and greater coverts white (broad white wingbar); remiges black, primaries margined white; rectrices black, edged and tipped white on outers, central pair grey; lower breast grey, becoming white on belly and undertail-coverts; iris dark brown; bill black; legs blackish-grey. Distinguished from similar Edolisoma ostentum by paler overall coloration, pattern of white wingbar, and less extensive black on underparts. Female is like male, but black on head paler, almost dark grey. Juvenile has upperparts and breast grey, mottled black and with buff feather edges, belly feathers with dark shaft streaks; immature not fully described.

Mountains of Mindanao, in S Philippines.

Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Restricted-range species: present in Mindanao and the Eastern Visayas EBA. Known from at least eight general mountain-range localities; common within its small range. Much forest above 1300 m now seriously threatened by clearance at one locality (Mt Kitanglad); in general, however, forest at elevations occupied by this species is fairly secure.