Campephaga Explained

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

The genus contains five species:^[1]

• Black cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava)
• Petit's cuckooshrike (Campephaga petiti)
• Red-shouldered cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea)
• Purple-throated cuckooshrike (Campephaga quiscalina)
• Caterpillar Catcher (Campephaga tennuirostre) ^[2]

The genus name is combination of two Greek words: Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: kampe, meaning "caterpillar" and -Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: phagos (from Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: phagein) meaning "-eating".

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2019 . Bristlehead, butcherbirds, woodswallows, ioras, cuckooshrikes, Shriketit . World Bird List Version 9.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 20 August 2019 .
2. The birds of Australia, Vol 9, p. 138, Author Mathews, Gregory M., edition London : Witherby, 1910 - 1927