The western wattled cuckooshrike or Ghana cuckooshrike (Lobotos lobatus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is native to the Upper Guinean Forests. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Western wattled cuckooshrike | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Campephagidae |
Genus: | Lobotos |
Species: | L. lobatus
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Binomial name | |
Lobotos lobatus (Temminck, 1824)
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Synonyms | |
Campephaga lobata |
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Lobotos lobatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22706710A129919133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22706710A129919133.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.