Grey-headed Cuckooshrike bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGray's Greybird, Gray-headed Cuckoo Shrike, New Guinea Cuckooshrike, Grey-headed Cicadabird, Black-tipped Cicadabird, Gray-headed Cicadabird, Gray's Graybird, Slaty Cuckooshrike, Gray's Cuckooshrike, Grey-headed Cuckoo Shrike, Grey-headed Cuckoo-shrike, Grey headed Cuckooshrike, Gray-headed Cuckooshrike, Black-tipped Cuckooshrike, Gray headed Cuckooshrike, New Guinea Greybird, Gray-headed Cuckoo-shrike, New Guinea Graybird
Old latin name for birdCoracina schisticeps, Campephaga schisticeps
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyCuckooshrikes / Campephagidae
GenusEdolisoma
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionNew Guinea and nw, se satellites

Grey-headed Cuckooshrike bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © John V. Moore
    Papua New Guinea
  • 2.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
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    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
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    Song, © Iain Woxvold
    Papua New Guinea
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    Adult, call, sex uncertain, song, © Scott Connop
    Papua New Guinea
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    Song, © Iain Woxvold
    Papua New Guinea
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    Song, © Niels Poul Dreyer
    Papua New Guinea
  • 8.
    Call, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Grey-headed Cuckooshrike

Grey-headed Cuckooshrike subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Edolisoma schisticeps poliopsas New Guinea (except Trans-Fly)-No
Edolisoma schisticeps reichenowinc New Guinea-No
Edolisoma schisticeps schisticepsSalawati and Misool (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea) and Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea)-No
Edolisoma schisticeps vittatumD'Entrecasteaux Arch. (e of se New Guinea)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalaneruguera capgrisa
Chinese灰头鹃鵙
Chinese (Traditional)灰頭鵑鵙
Croatiancrnokrili skovranj
Czechhousenčík novoguinejský, Housencík novoguinejský
DanishGråhovedet Gråfugl
DutchGrays Rupsvogel, Gray-rupsvogel
Finnishtuhkakäpinkäinen
FrenchÉchenilleur de Gray, Echenilleur de Gray
GermanGray Raupenfänger, Grayraupenfänger, Graukopf-Raupenfänger, Gray-Raupenfänger
IndonesianKepudangsungu Desin, Kepudang-sungu kelabu, Kepudang-sungu Desin
ItalianAverla cuculo testagrigia, Coracina testascura
Japaneseホオグロオオサンショウクイ
Lithuanianpilkagalvis medšarkinis vikšralesys
NorwegianSotlarveeter, sotlarveeter
Norwegian NynorskSotlarveetar
Polishkruczyna papuaska, gąsienicojad szarogłowy
Portugueselagarteiro-de-cabeça-cinzenta
RussianСероголовый цикадник, Тёмный сорокопутовый личинкоед
Slovakhúseničiarka papuánska
SpanishOruguero cabecigrís, Oruguero de Nueva Guinea
Swedishsothuvad gråfågel, Gråhuvad gråfågel
TurkishGri Başlı Tırtılyiyen
Ukrainianшикачик новогвінейський