Wildlifeof China
Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Crows, Drongos, Orioles & Shrikes
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Coracina melaschistos
Basic stats
Habitat
Deciduous and broad-leaved evergreen forest when breeding; open forest and groves in winter
Range
South to South-east Asia, including China; breeds in mountains at 300–2,450 m
The black-winged cuckooshrike, or lesser grey cuckooshrike (Lalage melaschistos), is found in South to South-east Asia. Despite the name, cuckooshrikes are unrelated to shrikes or cuckoos. They have broad-based bills, grey upperparts, black wings, a white vent and graduated white-tipped tails, and females are lighter overall. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It breeds in summer in mountains at 300–2,450 m from north-east Pakistan through the lower Himalayas and hills of north-east Myanmar to China and South-east Asia, in deciduous and broad-leaved evergreen forest, and migrates altitudinally or south in winter, when it frequents open forest and groves, singly or in pairs. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Black-winged Cuckooshrike live in?
- Deciduous and broad-leaved evergreen forest when breeding; open forest and groves in winter
- Where is the Black-winged Cuckooshrike found?
- South to South-east Asia, including China; breeds in mountains at 300–2,450 m