Tagula butcherbird | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Artamidae |
Subfamily: | Cracticinae |
Genus: | Cracticus |
Species: | C. louisiadensis |
Binomial name | |
Cracticus louisiadensis Tristram, 1889 |
The Tagula butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis) is a species of bird in the family Artamidae. It is endemic to Tagula Island in Papua New Guinea. It occupies less than 800km2 and has an estimated population of 11,500 to 23,000 individuals. [2]