Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina boyeri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCampephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)
- GenusCoracina (Typical Cuckooshrikes)
- SpeciesCoracina boyeri (Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike)
About the Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike
Boyer's cuckooshrike (Coracina boyeri) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is widely spread across New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the French explorer Joseph Emmanuel P. Boyer. Source: C. b. boyeri: can be distinguished by the female's lores being white C. b. subalaris: can be distinguished by the female's lores being gray Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis
Barred Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina lineata
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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike in Raja Ampat?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Raja Ampat, based on 83 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike in Raja Ampat?
November has the highest sighting rate for Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike in Raja Ampat in our monthly data.