Female © Phillip Edwards
Male © Phillip Edwards
Male © Tim Forrester
Pair © Ursula K Heise
+ 2
Male © Holger Teichmann

White-rumped Cuckooshrike Coracina leucopygia

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A chunky bird with a thick bill, a gray body, a black face, a beady eye, and a white belly and rump that contrast with a black tail. Paler juvenile shows barring on underside. Small groups frequent canopy in open wooded areas, mangroves, and swamp forest. Found only in a restricted range on Sulawesi and satellite islands. Differs from female Pied Cuckooshrike in having a pale eye, and also occupies more open habitats. Frequently gives an excited jangling call, “zrrrirup,” that rapidly ascends and then descends; also gives other chattering and rasping notes.

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