{{Short description|Species of bird}} {{Speciesbox | name = Tagula butcherbird | image = | status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 14 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2020 |title=''Cracticus louisiadensis'' |volume=2020 |article-number=e.T22706279A175652450 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22706279A175652450.en |access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref> | genus = Cracticus | species = louisiadensis | authority = Tristram, 1889 | synonyms = }}
The '''Tagula butcherbird''' ('''''Cracticus louisiadensis''''') is a species of bird in the family Artamidae. It is endemic to the lowland forests<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Tagula Butcherbird - eBird |url=https://ebird.org/species/tagbut1 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250907052458/https://ebird.org/species/tagbut1 |archive-date=2025-09-07 |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=ebird.org |language=en}}</ref> of Tagula Island in Papua New Guinea. It occupies less than 800km<sup>2</sup> and has an estimated population of 11,500 to 23,000 individuals.<ref>Goulding, W., Moss, P., & McAlpine, C. A. [https://eprints.qut.edu.au/250970/ Notes on the cultural value, biology and conservation status of the Data Deficient Tagula butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis Tristram, 1889) | QUT ePrints], ''eprints.qut.edu.au.'' Retrieved 2025-09-11</ref>
== Taxonomy == The species was first described by Henry Baker Tristram in 1889. It is monotypic, with no recognized subspecies. <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Russell |first=Eleanor |last2=Rowley |first2=Ian |last3=Sharpe |first3=Christopher J. |date=2020 |title=Tagula Butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis), version 1.0 |url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/tagbut1/cur/introduction |journal=Birds of the World |language=en |doi=10.2173/bow.tagbut1.01 |issn=2771-3105|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
== Description == The bird is described as large.
The plumage is mainly black, with white patches on the shoulder, wing, and tail.<ref name=":0" />
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Tagula butcherbird Tagula butcherbird Category:Taxa named by Henry Baker Tristram Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Endemic birds of Papua New Guinea
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