Tagula butcherbird

Tagula butcherbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Artamidae
Subfamily: Cracticinae
Genus: Cracticus
Species:
C. louisiadensis
Binomial name
Cracticus louisiadensis
Tristram, 1889

The Tagula butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis) is a species of bird in the family Artamidae. It is endemic to Tagula Island in Papua New Guinea. It occupies less than 800km2 and has an estimated population of 11,500 to 23,000 individuals.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Cracticus louisiadensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T22706279A175652450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22706279A175652450.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Goulding, W., Moss, P., & McAlpine, C. A. Notes on the cultural value, biology and conservation status of the Data Deficient Tagula butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis Tristram, 1889) | QUT ePrints, eprints.qut.edu.au. Retrieved 2025-09-11