MAURITIUS CUCKOO-SHRIKE (Coracina typica): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
FIERY MINIVET (Pericrocotus igneus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
GEOGRAPHIC RANGE
Cuckoo-shrikes are found only in middle and southern Africa, south and Southeast Asia, Australasia, and the western Pacific Islands.
DIET
Cuckoo-shrikes mostly eat insects such as caterpillars and some fruit, but some species also eat seeds and plant parts.
CUCKOO-SHRIKES AND PEOPLE
Cuckoo-shrikes do not have a special significance to humans.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Four cuckoo-shrike species are listed as Vulnerable, facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, or Endangered, facing a very high risk of extinction. These species include the Ghana cuckoo-shrike, Réunion cuckoo-shrike, Mauritius cuckoo-shrike, and white-winged cuckoo-shrike. However, due to habitat loss and degradation, about a dozen other species have Near Threatened status, in danger of becoming threatened with extinction.
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