Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Coracina Higher classification Coracina | Phylum Chordata Family Campephagidae Scientific name Coracina melaschistos Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, Cuckooshrike, Coracina, Large cuckooshrike, Rosy minivet | ||
Black winged cuckooshrike
The black-winged cuckooshrike or lesser grey cuckoo-shrike or dark grey cuckooshrike (Coracina melaschistos) is a species of cuckooshrike found in South to Southeast Asia. Despite the name, they ( cuckooshrikes ) are unrelated to shrikes or cuckoos. They have broad based bills with grey upper parts, black wings, white vent, graduated white-tipped tails, black bills and legs. Females are overall lighter in all taxa.
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- Black winged cuckooshrike
- Ashy drongo and black winged cuckooshrike in hong kong
- Distribution
- Description
- References
Ashy drongo and black winged cuckooshrike in hong kong
Distribution
They breed in summer in mountains from 300–2450 meters and migrate altitudinally or south in winter. It is distributed from Northeast Pakistan through the lower Himalayan region (Uttarakhand, Nepal, Arunachal Pradesh and into the hills of NE Myanmar continuing to China and Southeast Asia. It winters in the foothills, occasionally longer distances south west to northern parts of peninsular India and east to Orissa and Bengal but may travel as far south as Kerala).
Habitat: Breeds in deciduous and broad-leaved evergreen forest but winters in open forest, groves, singly or in pairs. They are also known to join mixed feeding parties. Their diet consists mainly of caterpillars, beetles and other bugs.
Description
A medium sized, dark cuckoo-shrike with unbarred, grey underparts.
