The black cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. The species is closely related to Petit's cuckooshrike and the red-shouldered cuckooshrike, and forms a superspecies with them. It is also known as the African black cuckooshrike.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Campephaga |
| Species: | C. flava
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| Campephaga flava Vieillot, 1817
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Campephaga flava". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22706695A118705486. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22706695A118705486.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Taylor, B. (2017). Black Cuckoo-shrike (Campephaga flava). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/57897 on 10 March 2017).
External links
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- Black Cuckooshrike - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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