Red-shouldered cuckooshrike
The red-shouldered cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
| Red-shouldered cuckooshrike | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Campephaga |
| Species: | C. phoenicea |
| Binomial name | |
| Campephaga phoenicea (Latham, 1790) | |
Female
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and dry savanna.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Campephaga phoenicea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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