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| − | [[Image:Black-headed_Cuckooshrike.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Rakesh <br/>Location: Yeeor, SGNP, India ]] | + | [[Image:Black-headed_Cuckooshrike.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rakesh|Rakesh}} <br />Location: Yeeor, SGNP, [[India]]]] |
;[[:Category:Coracina|Coracina]] melanoptera | ;[[:Category:Coracina|Coracina]] melanoptera | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 18cm | + | 18cm<br /> |
| − | + | '''Male''' | |
| − | '''Female''' | + | *Black head, wings and tail |
| + | *Ash-grey body with whitish underparts<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''' | ||
| + | *Grey head | ||
| + | *Black and white underparts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
South and south-east [[Asia]]. | South and south-east [[Asia]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:27977Black-headed Cuckooshrike.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|James+Williams|James Williams}}<br />Hampi, Karnataka, Southern [[India]]]] | ||
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There are 2 subspecies: | There are 2 subspecies: | ||
* ''C. m. melanoptera'' | * ''C. m. melanoptera'' | ||
* ''C. m. sykesi'' | * ''C. m. sykesi'' | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Woodlands. | Woodlands. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
It is usually seen in pairs. | It is usually seen in pairs. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
The diet includes insects and berries such as lantana. | 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 | |
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #Prakriti | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Coracina+melanoptera}} | {{GSearch|Coracina+melanoptera}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Coracina]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Coracina]] | ||
Revision as of 15:12, 21 March 2009
- 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
