Grey Cuckooshrike

Ceblepyris caesius

The grey cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris caesius) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. It is a medium-sized forest bird, with grey to blue-grey plumage and large black eyes. There are two subspecies that occur in forest patches of southern and central Africa respectively. The grey cuckooshrike is a medium-sized bird; with a body length of 25–27 cm and weighing between 53–68 g. These birds exhibit sexual dimorphism. They both have a blue-grey head and body, with a large jet-black eye with a thin white eye-ring. Their bill and legs are black, and the males have a dark grey loreal patch, while females have grey loreal patches and are a slightly lighter shade of grey. The juveniles are a dark brown with grey-white barring above, white underparts with brown barring, and have black tails with white edges on the tips as well as on their flight feathers.
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Roelof van der Breggen
Wednesday 04 Jan 2023 - 4:49am
South Africa
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Joseph D Lionceau
Friday 14 Oct 2022 - 8:20am
Rwanda
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Shannon Watt
Sunday 17 Apr 2022 - 8:29pm
South Africa
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Hannah Buschert
Thursday 20 Jan 2022 - 2:22pm
South Africa
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