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title: "White-bellied Cuckooshrike"
description: "Coracina papuensis — Birds. The white-bellied cuckooshrike (Coracina papuensis) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-bellied-cuckooshrike
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-bellied Cuckooshrike

> Coracina papuensis — Birds. The white-bellied cuckooshrike (Coracina papuensis) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.

- Scientific name: *Coracina papuensis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 2639
- Wikidata: [Q1083108](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1083108)
- iNaturalist taxon: [204494](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/204494)

## Names

- en: White-bellied Cuckooshrike
- de: Weißbauchraupenfänger
- es: Oruguero Papúa
- fr: Échenilleur choucari
- nl: Papoearupsvogel
- pl: Kruczyna czarnoczelna

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2358), ID (103), PG (42), SB (37)

## Summary

The white-bellied cuckooshrike (Coracina papuensis) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Australia, the Moluccas, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-bellied_cuckooshrike

## Photo

![White-bellied Cuckooshrike](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-bellied-cuckooshrike/medium.jpg)

Photo: wilmotsenaratne · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/362138043

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-bellied-cuckooshrike?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).