Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Coracina melaschistos

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
154 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The black-winged cuckooshrike (Lalage melaschistos), also known as lesser grey cuckooshrike or dark grey cuckooshrike, is a species of cuckooshrike found in South to Southeast Asia. Despite the name, they (cuckooshrikes) are unrelated to either shrikes or cuckoos. They have broad based bills with grey upper parts, black wings, white vent, graduated white-tipped tails, black bills and legs. Females are overall lighter in all taxa. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Cuckooshrike sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 154 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Javan Cuckoo-shrike
LC

Javan Cuckoo-shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina javensis

<5% · Rare
Black-headed Cuckooshrike

Black-headed Cuckooshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina melanoptera

Insufficient data
Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

60–70% · Likely
Gray-chinned Minivet
LC

Gray-chinned Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus solaris

10–20% · With luck
Short-billed Minivet
LC

Short-billed Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus brevirostris

5–10% · With luck
Long-tailed Minivet
LC

Long-tailed Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus ethologus

5–10% · With luck
Rosy Minivet
LC

Rosy Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus roseus

<5% · Rare
Small Minivet
LC

Small Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

Insufficient data
Streaked Spiderhunter
LC

Streaked Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera magna

50–60% · Likely
Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

50–60% · Likely
Orange-bellied Leafbird
LC

Orange-bellied Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis hardwickii

50–60% · Likely
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
4 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
5 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
7 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
10 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
11 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
13 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
14 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
20 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
21 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-winged Cuckooshrike in Royal Manas National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Cuckooshrike sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 154 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-winged Cuckooshrike in Royal Manas National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Cuckooshrike in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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