Campephaga
Campephaga is a genus of bird in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae.
| Campephaga | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Red-shouldered cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Campephaga Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Campephaga flava[1] Vieillot, 1817 | |
The genus contains four species:[2]
- Black cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava)
- Petit's cuckooshrike (Campephaga petiti)
- Red-shouldered cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea)
- Purple-throated cuckooshrike (Campephaga quiscalina)
The genus name is combination of two Greek words: kampe, meaning "caterpillar" and -phagos (from phagein) meaning "-eating".[3]
References
- "Campephagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Bristlehead, butcherbirds, woodswallows, ioras, cuckooshrikes, Shriketit". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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