Javan Cuckooshrike (Coracina javensis)
About the Javan Cuckooshrike
The Oriental cuckooshrike (Coracina javensis) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is widely distributed from the Himalayas through Southeast Asia to east China and Taiwan. It is also found on the islands of Java and Bali in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The range of this species was formerly restricted to Java and Bali and had the English name "Javan cuckooshrike". Six subspecies are recognised. All except C. j. javensis were formerly considered to be subspecies of the large cuckooshrike (now renamed the Indian cuckooshrike). C. j. javensis (Horsfield, 1821) – Java and Bali C. j. nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) – Himalayas from north Pakistan to northeast India and Bangladesh C. j. andamana (Neumann, 1915) – Andaman Islands (west of south Myanmar)
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 13 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA. 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 China, India, Indonesia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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