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Comoro Cuckooshrike

Ceblepyris cucullatus (Milne-Edwards, A; Oustalet, J-FÉ 1885)

The Comoros cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Madagascar cuckooshrike. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Campephagidae
Genus:
   Ceblepyris
Scientific:
  Ceblepyris cucullatus

Original description

Citation:
  (Milne-Edwards, A; Oustalet, J-FÉ 1885)

Reference:
   Compt. Rend. Hebd. Acad. Sci. 101, no.3 p.221

Protonym:
  Graucalus cucullatus

Type locality:
  Grand Comoro Island.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/23718#page/227/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  13D917BCA5EAF226

Avibase ID:
  avibase-13D917BC

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/13D917BC

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916571


ENDANGERED

English:
Comoros Cuckooshrike
Bulgarian:
Коморска кукувича сврачка
Catalan:
eruguera de les Comores
Danish:
Comorergråfugl
German:
Komorenraupenfänger
Esperanto:
komora kampefago
Spanish:
Oruguero de Las Comoras
Spanish (Spain):
Oruguero de las Comoras
French:
Échenilleur des Comores
Croatian:
komorski skovranj
Japanese:
コモロオオサンショウクイ
Dutch:
Comorenrupsvogel
Norwegian:
askelarveeter (cucullata)
Polish:
kruczyna komorska
Portuguese:
lagarteiro-das-comores
Portuguese (Portugal):
lagarteiro-das-comores
Russian:
Коморский воронец
Slovak:
húseničiarka komorská
Serbian:
Komorski kukavičji svračak
Swedish:
komorgråfågel
Turkish:
Komor tırtılyiyeni
Ukrainian:
шикачик коморський
Chinese:
科摩罗鹃鵙
Chinese (Traditional):
科摩羅鵑鵙

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Comoro Cuckoo-shrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Comoro Cuckoo-shrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus)
Clements, version 2021:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Coracina cinerea cucullata [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Coracina cinerea cucullata [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Coracina cinerea cucullata [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Coracina cinerea cucullata [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Coracina cinerea cucullata [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Ashy Cuckoo-shrike (Comoros) ( Coracina cinerea cucullata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Ashy Cuckooshrike (Comoros) ( Coracina cinerea cucullata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Ashy Cuckooshrike (Comoros) ( Coracina cinerea cucullata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Ashy Cuckooshrike (Comoros) ( Coracina cinerea cucullata) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Ashy Cuckooshrike (Comoros) ( Coracina cinerea cucullata) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Ashy Cuckooshrike (Comoros) ( Coracina cinerea cucullata) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Ashy Cuckooshrike (Comoros) ( Coracina cinerea cucullata) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Ashy Cuckooshrike (Comoros) ( Coracina cinerea cucullata) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Coracina cucullata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Comoros Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Comoro Cuckooshrike ( Ceblepyris cucullatus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Coracina cinerea cucullata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Coracina cinerea cucullata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Coracina cucullata [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Ceblepyris [cinereus or cucullatus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Bulgarian: Коморска кукувича сврачка
Catalan: eruguera de les Comores
Danish: Comorergråfugl
German: Komorenraupenfänger
English: Ashy Cuckooshrike (Comoros), Ashy Cuckoo-shrike (Comoros), Comoro Cuckooshrike, Comoro Cuckoo-shrike, Comoros Cuckooshrike
[ENAV]: Comoro Cuckooshrike
English, HBW: Comoro Cuckooshrike
English (IOC): Comoros Cuckooshrike
English (New Zealand): Comoros Cuckoo-shrike
English (United States): Comoros Cuckooshrike
Esperanto: komora kampefago
Spanish: Oruguero de Comoras, Oruguero de las Comoras, Oruguero Malgache (cucullata)
Spanish (Spain): Oruguero de Comoras, Oruguero de las Comoras, Oruguero malgache (cucullata)
Spanish (HBW): Ashy Cuckooshrike (Comoros)
French: Échenilleur des Comores, Échenilleur malgache (Comores), Échenilleur malgache (cucullata)
French (Guyane): Échenilleur des Comores
Croatian: komorski skovranj
Japanese (romaji): madagasukaruoosanshoukui (cucullata)
Japanese: コモロオオサンショウクイ, マダガスカルオオサンショウクイ (cucullata)
Scientific: Ceblepyris cucullatus, Ceblepyris cucullatus cucullatus, Coracina cinerea cucullata, Coracina cucullata, Graucalus cucullatus, Graucalus sulphureus
Dutch: Comorenrupsvogel, Madagaskar-rupsvogel (Comoro)
Norwegian: askelarveeter (cucullata)
Polish: kruczyna komorska
Portuguese: lagarteiro-das-comores
Portuguese (Portugal): lagarteiro-das-comores
Russian: Коморский воронец
Slovak: húseničiarka komorská
Serbian: Komorski kukavičji svračak
Swedish: komorgråfågel
Turkish: Komor tırtılyiyeni
Ukrainian: шикачик коморський
Chinese: 科摩罗鹃鵙
Chinese (Traditional): 科摩羅鵑鵙

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