Coracina welchmani (Tristram, 1892)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Syntype of Graucalus (Artamides) welchmani Tristram (NML-VZ T16743) held at World Museum, National Museums Liverpool
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Open encyclopedia reference
The north Melanesian cuckooshrike (Coracina welchmani) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago. It is considered by some ornithologists to be a subspecies of Coracina caledonica.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Wikipedia contributors, North Melanesian cuckooshrike; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:56:57.100898+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Coracina welchmani (Tristram, 1892)
- Name authority
- (Tristram, 1892)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Genus
- Coracina
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCampephagidae Vigors, 1825
- genusCoracina Vieillot, 1816
- speciesCoracina welchmani (Tristram, 1892)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Coracina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Coracina cucullata (Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 1885) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grauer's CuckooshrikeCoracina graueri Neumann, 1908 | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser CuckooshrikeCoracina fimbriata (Temminck, 1824) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale-shouldered CicadabirdCoracina dohertyi (Hartert, 1896) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pygmy CuckooshrikeCoracina abbotti (Riley, 1918) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stout-billed CuckooshrikeCoracina caeruleogrisea (G. R. Gray, 1858) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moluccan CuckooshrikeCoracina atriceps (S. Muller, 1843) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| New Caledonian CuckooshrikeCoracina analis (J. Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey CuckooshrikeCoracina caesia (Lichtenstein, 1823) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue CuckooshrikeCoracina azurea (Cassin, 1852) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-shouldered CicadabirdCoracina incerta (A. B. Meyer, 1874) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-bibbed CicadabirdCoracina mindanensis (Tweeddale, 1879) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916568 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:Y9C4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.