It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
The Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
and Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike were seen in the same area. A couple of African Hill Babblers was first heard and taped in at another ridge (2), and three confiding Half-collared Kingfishers were seen for as long as we wanted at a quarry (3) which you can reach going all the way up (and crossing the river) from the Wabe Shabele hotel/lodge. Yellow-fronted Parrot and White-cheeked Turaco where common in the big trees near the river, with Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher lower in the same trees. More