McGregor's cuckooshrike

McGregor's cuckooshrike or the sharp-tailed cuckooshrike (Malindangia mcgregori) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to Mindanao island (Philippines).

McGregor's cuckooshrike

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Campephagidae
Genus: Malindangia
Mearns, 1907
Species:
M. mcgregori
Binomial name
Malindangia mcgregori
(Mearns, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Coracina mcgregori

This species was formerly placed in the genus Coracina. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found the genus Coracina was non-monophyletic. In the resulting reorganization to create monophyletic genera, McGregor's cuckooshrike is the only species placed in the resurrected genus Malindangia.[2][3]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International. 2017. Malindangia mcgregori. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22706626A118480538. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22706626A118480538.en. Downloaded on 01 January 2019.
  2. Jønsson, K.A.; Bowie, R.C.K.; Nylander, J.A.A.; Christidis, L.; Norman, J.A.; Fjeldså, J. (2010). "Biogeographical history of cuckoo-shrikes (Aves: Passeriformes): transoceanic colonization of Africa from Australo-Papua". Journal of Biogeography. 37 (9): 1767–1781. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02328.x.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Bristlehead, butcherbirds, woodswallows, ioras, cuckooshrikes, Shriketit". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 August 2019.


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