- Madagascar Cuckooshrike
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Madagascar Cuckooshrike 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae Genus: Coracina Species: C. cinerea Binomial name Coracina cinerea
(Müller, 1776)The Madagascar Cuckooshrike (Coracina cinerea), also known as the Ashy Cuckooshrike, is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. The taxon cucullata, by most authorities considered a subspecies of the Madagascar Cuckooshrike, has occasionally been considered a separate species, the Comoros Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina cucullata).
It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, and Mayotte. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- BirdLife International (2009). "Coracina cinerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/146807. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
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