Andaman cuckooshrike

Andaman cuckooshrike
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Coracina
Species:	C. dobsoni
Binomial name
Coracina dobsoni (Ball, 1872) [2] [3]
Synonyms
Graucalus Dobsoni (protonym)

The Andaman cuckooshrike (Coracina dobsoni) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. ^[1] It is endemic to the Andaman Islands. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the bar-bellied cuckooshrike.

Taxonomy

The species was named after George Edward Dobson.

References

1. BirdLife International. (2017). "Coracina dobsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T103694300A118680469. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103694300A118680469.en . Retrieved 19 July 2018.
2. protonym: Graucalus Dobsoni Ball, 1872  J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal Vol. 41, Part 2, N° 4 p.281
3. Mayr & Greenway - Check-list of birds of the world. v9 (1960)

• Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona.