Pygmy cuckooshrike explained

The pygmy cuckooshrike (Celebesica abbotti) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

This species was formerly placed in the genus Coracina. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found the genus Coracina was non-monophyletic. In the resulting reorganization to create monophyletic genera, the pygmy cuckooshrike is the only species placed in the resurrected genus Celebesica.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Jønsson . K.A. . Bowie . R.C.K. . Nylander . J.A.A. . Christidis . L. . Norman . J.A. . Fjeldså . J. . 2010 . Biogeographical history of cuckoo-shrikes (Aves: Passeriformes): transoceanic colonization of Africa from Australo-Papua . Journal of Biogeography . 37 . 9 . 1767–1781 . 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02328.x .
2. 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 . 23 August 2019 .