Photo: Joseph Smit / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Wallacean Cuckooshrike
Coracina personata
Wallacean Cuckooshrike (Coracina personata) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Wallacean Cuckooshrike (Coracina personata) is a member of the Campephagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 94.5 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 personata
Quick facts
- Weight
- 94.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Wallacean Cuckooshrike is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Wallacean Cuckooshrike is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Wallacean Cuckooshrike (Coracina personata) is a member of the Campephagidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Sumbawa to Sermata (Lesser Sundas) and s Moluccas.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 94.5 g, with a wing length of about 16.5 cm and a tail of around 13.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 85,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Wallacean Cuckooshrike?
The Wallacean Cuckooshrike is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 94.5 g.
Where does the Wallacean Cuckooshrike live?
The Wallacean Cuckooshrike is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Sumbawa to Sermata (Lesser Sundas) and s Moluccas, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Wallacean Cuckooshrike belong to?
The Wallacean Cuckooshrike (Coracina personata) belongs to the Campephagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Wallacean Cuckooshrike eat?
The Wallacean Cuckooshrike is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Wallacean Cuckooshrike migrate?
The Wallacean Cuckooshrike is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Wallacean 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 Wallacean Cuckooshrike make?
1 real field recording of the Wallacean 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 Wallacean Cuckooshrike's range?
The Wallacean Cuckooshrike has a mapped global range of about 85,000 km².
Conservation
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