Campephagidae
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Family: Campephagidae
Genus Coracina
(48) Cicadabirds and Cuckooshrikes.
(This
genus is described on a separate page.)
Genus Campephaga (6)
Cuckooshrikes.
Genus Campochaera.
Golden Cuckooshrike, Campochaera
sloetii
Genus Lobotos, Now Genus Campephaga
Genus Pteropodocys, Now Genus
Coracina
Genus Lalage (12) Trillers.
Genus Pericrocotus (13) Minivets
Genus Hemipus, Flycatcher-shrikes
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike, Hemipus
picatus
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike, Hemipus
hirundinaceus
Genus Tephrodornis, Wood-shrikes (see text) now
Prionopidae
Genus Chlamydochaera, now Turdidae |
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The cuckooshrikes and allies in the Campephagidae
family are small to medium-sized passerine bird species found
in the subtropical and tropical Africa, Asia and Australasia.
The roughly 85 species are found in eight (or nine) genera
which comprise five distinct groups, the 'true' cuckooshrikes
(Campephaga, Coracina, Lobotos, Pteropodocys
and Campochaera) the trillers (Lalage), the minivets
(Pericrocotus), the flycatcher-shrikes (Hemipus).
The wood-shrikes (Tephrodornis) were often considered to
be in this family but are probably closer to the helmetshrikes
or bushshrikes. Another genus, Chlamydochaera, which has
one species, the Black-breasted
Fruithunter was often placed in this family but has now been shown
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Genus Campephaga
| English |
Norsk |
Latin |
| Black Cuckoo-shrike |
Svartlarveeter |
Campephaga
flava |
| Ghana Cuckoo-shrike |
Ildlarveeter |
Campephaga
lobata |
Oriole Cuckoo-shrike
Eastern Wattled Cuckooshrike |
Pirollarveeter |
Campephaga
oriolina
Previous Genus Lobotus |
| Petit's Cuckoo-shrike |
Satenglarveeter |
Campephaga
petiti |
| Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike |
Rødvingelarveeter |
Campephaga
phoenicea |
| Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike |
Purpurlarveeter |
Campephaga
quiscalina |
Genus Lalage
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The trillers, Lalage, are a genus of passerine
birds belonging to the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae.
Their name comes from the loud trilling calls of the males.
There are about 12 species which occur in southern Asia
and Australasia with a number of species on Pacific islands.
They feed mainly on insects and fruit. They build a neat
cup-shaped nest high in a tree.
They are fairly small birds, about 15 to 20 cm long. They are
mainly black, grey and white in colour.
Most species are fairly common but the Samoan Triller is considered
to be Near Threatened and the Norfolk Island subspecies of the
Long-tailed Triller has become extinct.
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| English |
Norsk |
Latin |
| Black-browed Triller |
Iriantrillefugl |
Lalage atrovirens
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| Rufous-bellied Triller |
Brunbuktrillefugl |
Lalage aurea
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| Varied Triller |
Hvitbryntrillefugl |
Lalage leucomela
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| Long-tailed Triller |
Melanesiatrillefugl |
Lalage leucopyga
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| White-rumped Triller |
Hvitgumptrillefugl |
Lalage leucopygialis
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| Polynesian Triller |
Polynesiatrillefugl |
Lalage maculosa
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| Black-and-white Triller |
Filippinertrillefugl |
Lalage melanoleuca
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| White-browed Triller |
Sørgetrillefugl |
Lalage moesta
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| Pied Triller |
Parktrillefugl |
Lalage nigra
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| Samoan Triller |
Rødnebbtrillefugl |
Lalage sharpei
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| White-shouldered Triller |
Hvitknoketrillefugl |
Lalage sueurii
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| White-winged Triller |
Hvitvingetrillefugl |
Lalage tricolor
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| English |
Norsk |
Latin |
| Short-billed Minivet |
Kortnebbmønjefugl |
Pericrocotus
brevirostris |
| Brown-rumped Minivet |
Kinamønjefugl |
Pericrocotus
cantonensis |
| Small Minivet |
Småmønjefugl |
Pericrocotus
cinnamomeus |
| Ashy Minivet |
Askemønjefugl |
Pericrocotus
divaricatus |
| White-bellied Minivet |
Hvitbukmønjefugl |
Pericrocotus
erythropygius |
| Long-tailed Minivet |
Langhalemønjefugl |
Pericrocotus
ethologus |
| Scarlet Minivet |
Skarlagenmønjefugl |
Pericrocotus
flammeus |
| Fiery Minivet |
Ildmønjefugl |
Pericrocotus
igneus |
| Flores Minivet |
Floresmønjefugl |
Pericrocotus
lansbergei |
| Sunda Minivet |
Rødmønjefugl |
Pericrocotus
miniatus |
| Rosy Minivet |
Rosenmønjefugl |
Pericrocotus
roseus |
| Gray-chinned Minivet |
Gråhakemønjefugl |
Pericrocotus
solaris |
| Ryukyu Minivet |
Ryukyumønjefugl |
Pericrocotus
tegimae |
White-winged
Triller, Lalage tricolor
White-winged
Triller, Lalage tricolor, Australia
Photo: Aviceda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:White-winged_Triller_summer_Jandowae.jpg
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The White-winged Triller, Lalage tricolor,
is one of the smaller members of the Cuckoo-shrike family,
Campephagidae.
It is found throughout mainland Australia and possibly on the
islands to the north, including New Guinea and eastern
Indonesia. It is resident or nomadic over the warmer part of its
range (inland Australia and points north), and a summer
breeding migrant to the cooler southern parts of Australia.
White-winged Trillers are fairly common in woodland, and open
scrub through most of their range, and close to river-
beds in the central arid zone. The conspicuous male bird —
black above and white below in breeding plumage — trills
cheerfully through much of the day during the breeding season
(mid-spring to early summer), frequently rising on
fluttering wings in song flight.
White-winged
Triller, Lalage tricolor, female, Australia
Photo: Mdekool
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:White_winged_triller_female.JPG
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The female is similarly patterned but in dull fawns and white.
In the non-breeding season, male birds appear similar
to the female, retaining blackish feathers only on the wings and
tail.
Typically 16 to 18 cm long, White-winged Trillers eat a variety
of insects, which are taken on the ground, from in foliage,
or in the air.
The correct classification of the White-winged Triller and its
close northern relative, the White-shouldered Triller,
Lalage sueurii, of Eastern Indonesia is uncertain. Some authorities
regard them as two races of a single species,
in which case the White-winged Triller becomes Lalage sueurii
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Small Minivet, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Small
Minivet, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus malabaricus. Near Hyderabad.
Photo: © J.M.Garg |
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The Small Minivet, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus,
is a small passerine bird.
This minivet is found in tropical southern
Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to Indonesia.
The Small Minivet is a widespread and common resident breeding
bird in thorn jungle and scrub. The nest is a cup-
like structure into which two to four spotted eggs are laid
and incubated by the female.
The Small Minivet is 16 cm long with a strong dark beak and
long wings. The male differs from most other common
minivets by having grey, not glossy black, upperparts and head,
and orange underparts, fading to yellow on the belly,
orange tail edges, rump and wing patches. The female is grey
above, with yellow underparts (including the face), tail
edges, rump and wing patches.
Small
Minivet, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus malabaricus.
Female, near Hyderabad.
Photo: © J.M.Garg
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There is much racial variation. The male Pericrocotus
cinnamomeus pallidus of the northwest Indian subcontinent
is pale grey above, with the underparts whitish except on the
throat and flanks, whereas the male Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
malabaricus of peninsular and southern India is darker
above, has more extensive scarlet below.
The female of the southern race is also brighter yellow below.
This minivet catches insects in trees by flycatching or while
perched. The Small Minivet will form small flocks.
Its call is a high, thin swee swee swee.
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Long-tailed
Minivet, Pericrocotus ethologus
Long-tailed
Minivet, Pericrocotus ethologus
Photo: © www.arthurgrosset.com
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The Long-tailed Minivet, Pericrocotus ethologus,
is a species of bird in the Campephagidae
family.
It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India,
Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural
habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and
subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is found in
open forest at between 900 and 3650 metres during the breeding
season.
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Scarlet
Minivet, Pericrocotus flammeus
Scarlet
Minivet, Pericrocotus speciosus,
male. India
Photo: © J.M.Garg
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The Scarlet Minivet, Pericrocotus flammeus,
is a small passerine bird.
This minivet is found in tropical southern
Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to southern China, Indonesia,
and the Philippines. They are common resident
breeding birds in forests and other well-wooded habitats including
gardens, especially in hilly country. While the male
of most subspecies are scarlet to orange with black upper parts,
the females are usually yellow with greyish olive
upper parts. Several former subspecies have been elevated to species
status in recent works. These include the
Orange Minivet (flammeus in the narrow sense) while the Scarlet
Minivet in the restricted sense is used for
Pericrocotus speciosus. All subspecies have the same habits
of gleaning for insects and are often seen in mixed-
species foraging flocks, usually foraging in small groups, high
up in the forest canopy.
Scarlet
Minivet, Pericrocotus speciosus,
female. Sri Lanka
Photo: Hafiz
Issadeen
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The Scarlet Minivet is 20–22 cm long with
a strong dark beak and long wings. The male has black upperparts
and
head, and scarlet underparts, tail edges, rump and wing patches.
The shape and colour of the wing patches and the
shade or orange in the male varies across populations. In the
subspecies nigroluteus and marchesae from south
Philippines the scarlet/orange is entirely replaced by yellow.
The female is grey above, with yellow underparts
(including the face), tail edges, rump and wing patches.
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Short-billed
Minivet, Pericrocotus brevirostris
Short-billed
Minivet, Pericrocotus brevirostris, male
Photo: © www.arthurgrosset.com
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The Short-billed Minivet,
Pericrocotus brevirostris,is distributed from the
central Himalayas through to south-east
China, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand and northern Indochina.
It is found in evergreen, deciduous or pine
forest mainly on the edges and at between 900 and 2,745 metres.
There are three Minivet species, the Short-billed, the Long-tailed
and the Scarlet Minivets that look remarkably
similar. The main visual feature differentiating the various species
is the shape of the wing patch. In the case of the
Short-billed Minivet, there is no red line along the edge of the
secondaries as there is on the Long-tailed Minivet,
Pericrocotus ethologus, and there are no red spots at the
tips of the inner secondaries and tertials as is the case
in the Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus.
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Short-billed
Minivet, Pericrocotus brevirostris,
female
Photo: © www.arthurgrosset.com
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