Birds of India - Cuckoo-shrikes

Cuckoo-shrikes

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Campephagidae

The cuckoo-shrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some species are brightly coloured. There are 82 species worldwide and 15 species which occur in India.

  • Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei
  • Andaman Cuckoo-shrike Coracina dobsoni (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005 from Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina striata)
  • Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos
  • Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melanoptera
  • Pied Triller Lalage nigra
  • Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
  • Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
  • Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
  • White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius
  • Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
  • Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris
  • Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
  • Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005)
  • Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
  • Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus

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