Photo: Junge, 1939 / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Hooded Cuckooshrike
Coracina longicauda
Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda) is a member of the Campephagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 101 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Campephagidae Cuckooshrikes
- Genus Coracina
- Species longicauda
Quick facts
- Weight
- 101 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Hooded Cuckooshrike is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Hooded Cuckooshrike is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda) is a member of the Campephagidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU montane wc to ne and se New Guinea.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 101 g, with a wing length of about 17.7 cm and a tail of around 14.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 135,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Hooded Cuckooshrike?
The Hooded Cuckooshrike is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 101 g.
Where does the Hooded Cuckooshrike live?
The Hooded Cuckooshrike is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU montane wc to ne and se New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Hooded Cuckooshrike belong to?
The Hooded Cuckooshrike (Coracina longicauda) belongs to the Campephagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Hooded Cuckooshrike eat?
The Hooded Cuckooshrike is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Hooded Cuckooshrike migrate?
The Hooded Cuckooshrike is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Hooded Cuckooshrike endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Hooded Cuckooshrike make?
1 real field recording of the Hooded Cuckooshrike — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Hooded Cuckooshrike's range?
The Hooded Cuckooshrike has a mapped global range of about 135,000 km².
Conservation
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