''Coracina'' is a large
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of birds in the cuckooshrike family
Campephagidae.
The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist
Louis Pierre Vieillot
Louis Pierre Vieillot (10 May 1748, Yvetot – 24 August 1830, Sotteville-lès-Rouen) was a French ornithologist.
Vieillot is the author of the first scientific descriptions and Linnaean names of a number of birds, including species he collected ...
in 1816. The
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
was subsequently designated as the
white-bellied cuckooshrike by the German ornithologist
Jean Cabanis
Jean Louis Cabanis (8 March 1816 – 20 February 1906) was a German ornithologist. He worked at the bird collections of the Natural History Museum in Berlin becoming its first curator of birds in 1850. He founded the ''Journal für Ornithologie ...
in 1850–1851. The name ''Coracina'' is from the
Ancient Greek
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meaning "little raven", a diminutive of ''korax'' meaning "raven".
The genus formerly included many more species. It was split based on the results of a
molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
study published in 2010. A major clade was moved to the resurrected genus ''
Edolisoma
''Edolisoma'' is a genus of birds in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae that are native to the Central Indo-Pacific region, Australia and New Guinea.
Taxonomy
These species were previously placed in the genus ''Coracina''. They were moved to ...
'' and a smaller group of Asian and Indian Ocean species moved to the genus ''
Lalage''.
[
The genus contains the following 28 species:]Ground cuckooshrike
The ground cuckoo-shrike (''Coracina maxima'') is an uncommon bird species endemic to Australia, occurring mainly in open woodland and arid grasslands throughout inland Australia, but also occasionally in areas on the east coast.
Taxonomy
''Cor ...
, ''Coracina maxima''
* Barred cuckooshrike, ''Coracina lineata''
* Black-faced cuckooshrike
The black-faced cuckooshrike (''Coracina novaehollandiae'') is a common omnivorous passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. It has a protected status in Australia, under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974.
They are wid ...
, ''Coracina novaehollandiae''
* Boyer's cuckooshrike, ''Coracina boyeri''
* Buru cuckooshrike, ''Coracina fortis''
* Wallacean cuckooshrike, ''Coracina personata''
* North Melanesian cuckooshrike, ''Coracina welchmani'' (split from ''C. caledonica'')
* South Melanesian cuckooshrike
The south Melanesian cuckooshrike (''Coracina caledonica'') is an uncommon species of bird in the cuckooshrike family.
It is found in New Caledonia, Bougainville Island, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. The species is a large (32–37 cm) c ...
, ''Coracina caledonica'' (formerly Melanesian cuckooshrike before split)
* Bar-bellied cuckooshrike
The bar-bellied cuckooshrike (''Coracina striata'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and its natural habitats include mangrove forest, dry forest, swamp forest, ...
, ''Coracina striata''
* Mindoro cuckooshrike, ''Coracina mindorensis'' (split from ''C. striata'')
* Visayan cuckooshrike, ''Coracina panayensis'' (split from ''C. striata'')
* Mindanao cuckooshrike, ''Coracina kochii'' (split from ''C. striata'')
* Sulu cuckooshrike, ''Coracina guillemardi'' (split from ''C. striata'')
* Indian cuckooshrike, ''Coracina macei'' (formerly large cuckooshrike before spit)
* Oriental cuckooshrike, ''Coracina javensis'' (formerly Javan cuckooshrike. Includes 5 subspecies previously in ''C. macei'')
* Malayan cuckooshrike, ''Coracina larutensis'' (split from ''C. macei'')
* Andaman cuckooshrike, ''Coracina dobsoni''
* Slaty cuckooshrike, ''Coracina schistacea''
* White-rumped cuckooshrike, ''Coracina leucopygia''
* Sunda cuckooshrike, ''Coracina larvata''
* White-bellied cuckooshrike, ''Coracina papuensis''
* Manus cuckooshrike, ''Coracina ingens''
* Moluccan cuckooshrike, ''Coracina atriceps''
* Halmahera cuckooshrike, ''Coracina parvula''
References
Bird genera
Taxa named by Louis Pierre Vieillot
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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