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| - | [[Image:Black-headed_Cuckooshrike.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rakesh|Rakesh}} <br />Location: Yeeor, SGNP, [[India]]]] | + | [[Image:Black-headed_Cuckooshrike.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Rakesh|Rakesh}} <br />Location: Female, Yeeor, SGNP, [[India]]]] |
| | ;[[:Category:Coracina|Coracina]] melanoptera | | ;[[:Category:Coracina|Coracina]] melanoptera |
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| | * ''C. m. sykesi'' | | * ''C. m. sykesi'' |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| - | [[Image:27977Black-headed Cuckooshrike.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|James+Williams|James Williams}}<br />Hampi, Karnataka, Southern [[India]]]] | + | [[Image:27977Black-headed Cuckooshrike.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|James+Williams|James Williams}}<br />Male, Hampi, Karnataka, Southern [[India]]]] |
| | Woodlands. | | Woodlands. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
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- Coracina melanoptera
Identification
18cm
Male
- Black head, wings and tail
- Ash-grey body with whitish underparts
Female
- Grey head
- Black and white underparts
Distribution
South and south-east Asia.
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies:
- C. m. melanoptera
- C. m. sykesi
Habitat
Woodlands.
Behaviour
It is usually seen in pairs.
Diet
The diet includes insects and berries such as lantana.
Breeding
Breeding season is March to August. The nest is a shallow cup on the top surface of a branch. Twigs and rootlets are bound together with cobwebs
References
- Prakriti
External Links
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