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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|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Rakesh|Rakesh}} <br />Yeeor, [[Sanjay Gandhi National Park]], [[India]], December 2006]] |
| | ;[[:Category:Coracina|Coracina]] melanoptera | | ;[[:Category:Coracina|Coracina]] melanoptera |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
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| | South and south-east [[Asia]]. | | South and south-east [[Asia]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | [[Image:27977Black-headed Cuckooshrike.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|James+Williams|James Williams}}<br />Hampi, Karnataka, Southern [[India]]]] | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== |
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| | There are 2 subspecies: | | There are 2 subspecies: |
| - | * ''C. m. melanoptera'' | + | *''C. m. melanoptera'': |
| - | * ''C. m. sykesi'' | + | :*Northern [[India]] (northern Punjab and United Provinces); winters to [[Myanmar]] |
| | + | *''C. m. sykesi'': |
| | + | :*Southern [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| - | Woodlands. | + | [[Image:27977Black-headed Cuckooshrike.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|James+Williams|James Williams}}<br /> Hampi, Karnataka, Southern [[India]], February 2005]] |
| | + | Woodlands and mangroves. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | It is usually seen in pairs. | | It is usually seen in pairs. |
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| | The diet includes insects and berries such as lantana. | | The diet includes insects and berries such as lantana. |
| | ====Breeding==== | | ====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 | + | 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. |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | #Prakriti | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Prakriti |
| | + | #BF Member observations |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Coracina+melanoptera}} | | {{GSearch|Coracina+melanoptera}} |
| | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Coracina]] | | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Coracina]] |
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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
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- Northern India (northern Punjab and United Provinces); winters to Myanmar
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Habitat
Woodlands and mangroves.
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
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Prakriti
- BF Member observations
External Links
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