Andaman cuckooshrike

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Andaman cuckooshrike
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Domain: Eukaryota
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.

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References

  1. 1 2 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)