Golden Cuckooshrike
Campochaera sloetii
A medium-sized bird of foothill forest canopy and clearings, often perching out on open branches. Bright yellow belly, dirty yellow back, black tail and black wing with white lines and a white forehead. Throat and chest are black in males and gray in females. Golden Monarch is somewhat similar, but Golden Cuckooshrike is much larger and lacks the white spot below the eye. Golden Myna lacks the white line in the wing. Voice, an explosive “syup!”, double “syup-yup!” or a more rapid series.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Campochaera sloetii
- Authority
- (Schlegel, 1866)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Genus
- Campochaera
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
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Distribution
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