Black Cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava)
About the Black Cuckooshrike
The black cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. The species is closely related to Petit's cuckooshrike and the red-shouldered cuckooshrike, and forms a superspecies with them. It is also known as the African black cuckooshrike. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Black Cuckooshrike - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 25 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinarecording
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