Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Coracina melanoptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCampephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)
- GenusCoracina (Typical Cuckooshrikes)
- SpeciesCoracina melanoptera (Black-headed Cuckooshrike)
Closest Relatives at Bandhavgarh National Park
Large Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina macei
Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Coracina melaschistos
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus speciosus
Long-tailed Minivet
Pericrocotus ethologus
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 13 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Cuckooshrike in Bandhavgarh National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Cuckooshrike sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 49 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Cuckooshrike in Bandhavgarh National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Cuckooshrike in Bandhavgarh National Park in our monthly data.