White-bellied Cuckooshrike

Coracina papuensis (Gmelin, JF, 1788)

White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Coracina papuensis, is a bird of the Moluccas, New Guinea region, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands, and it also occurs in Australia. It belongs to the Campephagidae family. Its breeding range covers Australasia across those island groups and nearby mainland areas. The bird is marked by a black face stripe that reaches the eye, a pale ring behind the eye, and a white to grey belly that varies by region and subspecies. It was first described in 1788 by Gmelin.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Campephagidae — Cuckooshrikes

Breeding range

Australasia: Moluccas, New Guinea region, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.