Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCampephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)
- GenusCoracina (Typical Cuckooshrikes)
- SpeciesCoracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis
White-winged Triller
Lalage tricolor
Common Cicadabird
Edolisoma tenuirostre
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops
Satin Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 1250 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike in Blue Mountains National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.