Campephaga is a genus of bird in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae.

Campephaga
Red-shouldered cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Campephagidae
Genus: Campephaga
Vieillot, 1816
Type species
Campephaga flava[1]
Vieillot, 1817

The genus contains five species:[2]

The genus name is combination of two Greek words: kampe, meaning "caterpillar" and -phagos (from phagein) meaning "-eating".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Campephagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ The birds of Australia, Vol 9, p. 138, Author Mathews, Gregory M., edition London : Witherby , 1910 - 1927
  4. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.