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Tagula Butcherbird

Cracticus louisiadensis Tristram, HB 1889

The Tagula butcherbird is a species of bird in the family Artamidae. It is endemic to Tagula Island in Papua New Guinea. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Artamidae
Genus:
   Cracticus
Scientific:
  Cracticus louisiadensis

Original description

Citation:
  Tristram, HB 1889

Reference:
   Ibis ser.6, vol.1, no.4 p.555

Protonym:
  Cracticus louisiadensis

Type locality:
  Sudest Island.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55019#page/585/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  764DC1DA320702EF

Avibase ID:
  avibase-764DC1DA

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/764DC1DA

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559553


NEAR THREATENED

English:
Tagula Butcherbird
Bulgarian:
Луизиадска флейтова сврачка
Catalan:
carnisser de l'illa Tagula
Czech:
flétňák tagulský
Danish:
Tagulaslagterfugl
German:
Louisiadenkrähenstar
Esperanto:
tagulaa kraktiko
Spanish:
Verdugo de Tagula
Spanish (Spain):
Verdugo de Tagula
Estonian:
tagula leigar
Finnish:
tagulanhuiluvaris
French:
Cassican de Tagula
Croatian:
tagulski kuravong
Hungarian:
szürke fojtógébics
Italian:
Uccello macellaio di Tagula
Japanese (romaji):
koshijiromozugarasu
Japanese:
コシジロモズガラス
Lithuanian:
luiziadinis fleitininkas
Dutch:
Tagulaorgelvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Tagulaslaktarfugl
Norwegian:
Tagulaslakterfugl
Polish:
srokacz białorzytny
Portuguese:
verdugo-de-tagula
Portuguese (Portugal):
verdugo-de-tagula
Russian:
Белогузая флейтовая птица
Slovak:
vrieskavec ostrovný
Serbian:
Kasapin sa arhipelaga Luizijada
Swedish:
tagulatörnkråka
Turkish:
Tagula kasapkuşu
Ukrainian:
Сорочиця тагуланська
Chinese:
白腰钟鹊
Chinese (Traditional):
塔古拉鐘鵲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Tagula Butcherbird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Avilist 2025:
Tagula Butcherbird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Tagula Butcherbird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cassican de Tagula ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cassican de Tagula ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Clements 1st edition:
Louisiade Butcherbird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Clements, version 2021:
Tagula Butcherbird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Louisiade Butcherbird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Clements 4th edition:
Tagula Butcherbird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Tagula Butcherbird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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eBird version 2025:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
White-rumped Butcher Bird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
White-rumped Butcher Bird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Tagula Butcherbird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Tagula Butcherbird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cracticus louisiadensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Cracticus louisiadensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Cracticus louisiadensis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Tagula Butcherbird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Tagula Butcherbird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Tagula Butcherbird ( Cracticus louisiadensis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cracticus louisiadensis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cracticus louisiadensis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: carnisser de l'illa Tagula
Czech: Flétnák šedý, flétňák tagulský
Danish: Tagulaslagterfugl
German: Louisiadenkrähenstar, Louisiadenmetzgervogel, Louisiadenwürgatzel, Louisiden Würgatzel
English: Gray Butcherbird, Grey Butcherbird, Louisiade Butcherbird, Louisiades Butcherbird, Sudest Butcherbird, Tagula Butcherbird, White-rumped Butcher Bird, White-rumped Butcherbird
English, HBW: Tagula Butcherbird
English (IOC): Tagula Butcherbird
English (United States): Tagula Butcherbird
Esperanto: tagulaa kraktiko
Spanish: Pájaro Matarife de Lomo Blanco, Verdugo de Tagula
Spanish (Spain): Verdugo de Tagula
Spanish (HBW): Tagula Butcherbird
Estonian: tagula leigar
Finnish: Tagulanhuiluvaris
French: Cassican de Louisiade, Cassican de Tagula
Croatian: tagulski kuravong
Hungarian: szürke fojtógébics
Italian: Uccello beccaio dal groppone bianco, Uccello macellaio di Tagula
Japanese (romaji): koshijiromozugarasu
Japanese: コシジロモズガラス
Scientific: Cracticus louisiadensis, Strepera rosa-alba
Lithuanian: luiziadinis fleitininkas
Dutch: Tagulaorgelvogel, Tagula-orgelvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tagulaslaktarfugl
Norwegian: Tagulaslakterfugl
Polish: srokacz bialorzytny, srokacz białorzytny
Portuguese: verdugo-de-tagula
Portuguese (Portugal): verdugo-de-tagula
Russian: Белогузая флейтовая птица, Серая флейтовая птица
Slovak: vrieskavec ostrovný
Swedish: Tagulatörnkråka
Turkish: Tagula kasapkuşu
Ukrainian: Сорочиця тагуланська
Chinese: 白腰钟鹊
Chinese (Traditional): 塔古拉鐘鵲

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