Campephaga is a genus of bird in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae.
| Campephaga | |
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| Red-shouldered cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Campephaga Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Campephaga flava[1] Vieillot, 1817
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The genus contains five species:[2]
- Black cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava)
- Petit's cuckooshrike (Campephaga petiti)
- Red-shouldered cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea)
- Purple-throated cuckooshrike (Campephaga quiscalina)
- Caterpillar Catcher (Campephaga tennuirostre) [3]
The genus name is combination of two Greek words: kampe, meaning "caterpillar" and -phagos (from phagein) meaning "-eating".[4]
References
edit- ^ "Campephagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Bristlehead, butcherbirds, woodswallows, ioras, cuckooshrikes, Shriketit". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ The birds of Australia, Vol 9, p. 138, Author Mathews, Gregory M., edition London : Witherby , 1910 - 1927
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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