• Synonyms African Grey Cuckoo-shrike, African Grey Cuckoo Shrike, Mountain Gray Cuckooshrike, Gray Cuckoo-shrike, Mountain Grey Cuckooshrike, Gray Cuckooshrike, Grey Cuckoo-shrike, African Gray Cuckoo-shrike, African Gray Cuckooshrike, African Gray Cuckoo Shrike, African Grey Cuckooshrike
  • Old latin name for bird Ceblepyris caesia, Coracina caesia

Grey Cuckooshrikebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Gareth K.
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © James Bradley
    Kenya
  • 5.
    Call, © The late Jens O. Svendsen and Louis A. Hansen
    Tanzania
  • 6.
    Song, © Louis A. Hansen
    Tanzania
  • 7.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Grey Cuckooshrike

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Grey Cuckooshrike subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ceblepyris caesius caesiusZimbabwe and c Mozambique to s South Africa-No
Ceblepyris caesius purusse Nigeria, w Cameroon, Bioko I. and Equatorial Guinea; se Sudan and Ethiopia through e DR Congo s to nw Mozambique-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBloukatakoeroe
Catalaneruguera grisa
Chinese非洲灰鹃鵙
Chinese (Traditional)非洲鵑鵙
Croatiansivi skovranj
Czechhousenčík šedý, Housencík šedý
DanishEnsfarvet Gråfugl
DutchBosrupsvogel
Finnishafrikanharmaakäpinkäinen
FrenchEchenilleur gris, Échenilleur gris
GermanWaldraupenfänger, Grauer Raupenfänger, Wald-Raupenfänger
ItalianAverla cuculo grigia, Coracina grigia africana
Japaneseハイイロオオサンショウクイ
Lithuanianafrikinis medšarkinis vikšralesys
Norwegiangrålarveeter
Norwegian NynorskGrålarveetar
Polishkruczyna szara
Portugueselagarteiro-cinzento, Picanco cuco cinzento
RussianЛесной сорокопутовый личинкоед, Лесной воронец
Slovakhúseničiarka sivá
SpanishOruguero gris, Oruguero Gris Africano
SwahiliGude Kijivu
SwedishMörk gråfågel, enfärgad gråfågel
TurkishGri Tırtılyiyen
Ukrainianшикачик сірий
XhosaUmsimpofu
ZuluiKlebedwane