North Melanesian cuckooshrike
| North Melanesian cuckooshrike | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Coracina |
| Species: | C. welchmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Coracina welchmani (Tristram, 1892) | |
The north Melanesian cuckooshrike (Coracina welchmani)[1] is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands, specifically Santa Isabel Island.[2][3] It is considered by some ornithologists to be a subspecies of Coracina caledonica.[4][5] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.