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Andaman cuckooshrike

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Andaman cuckooshrike
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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The species was named after George Edward Dobson.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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)
  • Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona.