Black-headed Cuckooshrike (Lalage melanoptera)
About the Black-headed Cuckooshrike
The black-headed cuckooshrike (Lalage melanoptera) is a species of cuckooshrike found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The Black-headed Cuckooshrike is a 18-20 cm slender bird found in the Indian subcontinent with distinct sexual dimorphism. Males feature a dark slaty-grey hood, neck, and upper breast, contrasting with a pale grey back and white belly. They have blackish wings with grey edges and white-tipped tail feathers. The females are duller, with brownish-grey upperparts, a whitish supercilium (eyebrow), and heavily barred underparts with a dark grey bill.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 41 recordings for this species: 19 CC BY-NC-ND · 15 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in India, Sri Lanka in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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