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Black Cuckoo-shrike

Campephaga flava Vieillot, LJP 1817

The black cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. The species is closely related to Petit's cuckooshrike and the red-shouldered cuckooshrike, and forms a superspecies with them. It is also known as the African black cuckooshrike. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Campephagidae
Genus:
   Campephaga
Scientific:
  Campephaga flava


Original description

Citation:
  Vieillot, LJP 1817

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 10 p.49, pl.164

Protonym:
  Campephaga flava

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60111#page/59/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F9031A09313F052D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F9031A09

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F9031A09


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559012

Geographic range:

  • Campephaga flava: Angola to Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa
English:
Black Cuckoo-shrike
Catalan:
eruguera d'espatlles grogues
Czech:
housenčík černý
Danish:
Sort Larveæder
German:
Kapraupenfänger
Spanish:
Oruguero Hombroamarillo
Spanish (Spain):
Oruguero Hombroamarillo
Finnish:
akasiakäpinkäinen
French:
Échenilleur à épaulettes jaunes
Croatian:
žutouzdi skovranj
Hungarian:
sárgavállú hernyóevő
Italian:
Averla cuculo nera
Japanese (romaji):
afurikakurosanshoukui
Japanese:
アフリカクロサンショウクイ
Lithuanian:
Juodasis afrikinis vikšralesys
Dutch:
Kaapse Rupsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartlarveetar
Norwegian:
Svartlarveeter
Polish:
liszkojad czarny
Portuguese:
lagarteiro-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
lagarteiro-preto
Russian:
Желтоплечий личинколюб
Slovak:
húseničiarka čierna
Serbian:
Crni kukavičji svračak
Swedish:
svart nålfågel
Ukrainian:
Личинкоїд південний
Chinese:
黑鹃鵙
Chinese (Traditional):
黑鵑鵙


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Black Cuckoo-Shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Black Cuckoo-Shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Black Cuckoo-Shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Black Cuckoo-Shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Black Cuckoo-Shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Black Cuckoo-Shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Échenilleur à épaulettes jaunes ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Échenilleur à épaulettes jaunes ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Black Cuckoo Shrike ( Campephaga sulphurata)
Clements, version 2021:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
African Black Cuckoo Shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
African Black Cuckoo Shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Campephaga phoenicea flava [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Campephaga phoenicea flava [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Black Cuckooshrike ( Campephaga flava) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Campephaga flava [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Campephaga flava [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Campephaga [petiti or flava] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Swartkatakoeroe
Catalan: eruguera d'espatlles grogues
Czech: housenčík černý, Housencík žlutý
Danish: Sort Larveæder
German: Kapraupenfänger, Kuckuckswürger, Mohrenraupenfresser, Mohren-Raupenfresser
English: African Black Cuckoo Shrike, African Black Cuckooshrike, Black Cuckoo shrike, Black Cuckooshrike, Black Cuckoo-shrike
English, HBW: Black Cuckooshrike
English (IOC): Black Cuckooshrike
English (Kenya): Black Cuckooshrike
English (United States): Black Cuckooshrike
Spanish: Oruguero Hombroamarillo, Oruguero Negro Africano
Spanish (Spain): Oruguero Hombroamarillo
Spanish (HBW): Black Cuckooshrike
Finnish: Akaasiakäpinkäinen, akasiakäpinkäinen
French: Échenilleur à épaulettes jaunes, Échenilleur noir
Croatian: žutouzdi skovranj
Hungarian: sárgavállú hernyóevő
Italian: Averla cuculo nera, Mangiabruchi nero africano
Japanese (romaji): afurikakurosanshoukui, kurooosanshoukui
Japanese: アフリカクロサンショウクイ, クロオオサンショウクィ, クロオオサンショウクイ
Scientific: Campephaga flava, Campephaga hartlaubii, Campephaga nigra, Campephaga phoenicea flava, Campephaga poensis, Campephaga sulphurata, Lanicterus hartlaubii, Lanicterus swainsonii, Muscipeta labrosa
Lithuanian: Juodasis afrikinis vikšralesys
Dutch: Kaapse Rupsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartlarveetar
Norwegian: Svartlarveeter
Sotho, Northern: Rankwitšidi
Polish: liszkojad czarny
Portuguese: Lagarteiro-preto, Picanco cuco preto., Picanco-cuco-preto.
Portuguese (Portugal): lagarteiro-preto
Russian: Желтоплечий личинколюб, Чёрный африканский личинкоед
Slovak: húseničiarka čierna
Serbian: Crni kukavičji svračak
Swedish: Svart nålfågel
Swahili: Gude Mweusi
Turkish: Kuzguni tırtılyiyen
Ukrainian: Личинкоїд південний
Xhosa: Umthethi
Chinese: 黑鹃鵙
Chinese (Traditional): 黑鵑鵙
Zulu: iNhlangu

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