Barred Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina lineata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCampephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)
- GenusCoracina (Typical Cuckooshrikes)
- SpeciesCoracina lineata (Barred Cuckoo-shrike)
About the Barred Cuckoo-shrike
The barred cuckooshrike (Coracina lineata), also called the yellow-eyed cuckooshrike, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in eastern Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. Coracina lineata lineata: Northeast Australia (east Cape York Peninsula to northeast New South Wales)
Coracina lineata axillaris: Mountains of central New Guinea and Waigeo Island. Coracina lineata maforensis: Numfor Island (New Guinea) Coracina lineata sublineata: Bismarck Archipelago (New Ireland and New Britain) Coracina lineata nigrifrons: Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Choiseul and Santa Isabel)
Coracina lineata ombriosa: Solomon Is. (Kolombangara, New Georgia Group and Rendova) Coracina lineata pusilla: Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) Coracina lineata malaitae: Malaita (Solomon Islands) Coracina lineata makirae: Makira (Solomon Islands)
Coracina lineata gracilis: Rennell (Solomon Islands) The holotype of Graucalus nigrifrons Tristram (Ibis, 1892, p. 294), an adult male, is held in the vertebrate zoology collection of National Museums Liverpool at World Museum, with accession number NML-VZ T16744. The specimen was collected in Bugotu... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis
Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina boyeri
Black-tipped Cicadabird
Coracina schisticeps
Black-shouldered Cicadabird
Coracina incerta
Black Cicadabird
Coracina melas
Black-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina montana
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae
Stout-billed Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina caeruleogrisea
Black-browed Triller
Lalage atrovirens
Common Cicadabird
Edolisoma tenuirostre
Golden Cuckoo-shrike
Campochaera sloetii
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Barred Cuckoo-shrike in Raja Ampat?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Raja Ampat, based on 102 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Barred Cuckoo-shrike in Raja Ampat?
July has the highest sighting rate for Barred Cuckoo-shrike in Raja Ampat in our monthly data.