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 Great Otway National Park
White-winged Triller
Lalage tricolor
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
📅 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 Great Otway National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 223 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike in Great Otway National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.