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Boyer's cuckooshrike

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Coracina

Higher classification
  
Coracina

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Campephagidae

Scientific name
  
Coracina boyeri

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Black‑shouldered cicadabird, Grey‑headed cuckooshrike, Stout‑billed cuckooshrike, Coracina, Kai cicadabird

The Boyer's cuckooshrike (Coracina boyeri) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found on the island of New Guinea in both Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the French explorer Joseph Emmanuel P. Boyer.

References

Boyer's cuckooshrike Wikipedia