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[[Image:Black_Cuckoo-Shrike_Aroberts_HluhluweUmfolosi_GR.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Aroberts|Aroberts}} <br />Hluhluwe-Umfolosi Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa <br />September 2004]]
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[[Image:Black_Cuckoo-Shrike_Aroberts_HluhluweUmfolosi_GR.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Aroberts|Aroberts}} <br />Hluhluwe-Umfolosi Game Reserve, [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[South Africa]] <br />September 2004]]
 
;[[: Category:Campephaga|Campephaga]] flava
 
;[[: Category:Campephaga|Campephaga]] flava
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Length 19-22 cm<br />
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[[File:Black_Cuckooshrike_Female_VS.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br /> Arusha, [[Tanzania]], 11 September, 2020]]
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Length 19-22 cm (7½-8¾ in)<br />
 
Mass 32 g<br />
 
Mass 32 g<br />
'''Adult male''': Plumage, bill, eyes and legs are black. The gape is bright orange and the tail is rounded. Some males have a yellow patch on the carpal joint.<br />
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====Adult male====
'''Adult female''': Upper parts olive, finely barred black. Tail brown and yellow, wings with yellow and blackish markings. Under parts white, finely scalloped black.
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[[Image:Black_Cuckoshrike_AlanManson_2011_12.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Alan+Manson|Alan Manson}}<br />Mkhuze Game Reserve, [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[South Africa]] <br />December 2012]]
[[Image:Black_Cuckooshrike_2011_08_17_AlanManson.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Alan+Manson|Alan Manson}}<br />Location: Mamba Valley, [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[South Africa]]]]
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*Black overall plumage, bill, eyes and legs
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*Bright orange gape
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*Rounded tail<br />
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Some males have a yellow patch on the carpal joint.<br />
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====Adult female====
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*Upper parts olive, finely barred black
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*Tail brown and yellow
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*Wings with yellow and blackish markings
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*White under parts, finely scalloped black
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[Africa]]: Woodland regions south of the Equator, extending northwards in eastern Africa to southern [[Somalia]], southern [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] and southern [[Sudan]].
 
[[Africa]]: Woodland regions south of the Equator, extending northwards in eastern Africa to southern [[Somalia]], southern [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] and southern [[Sudan]].
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
This is a monotypic species.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup><br />
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br />
  
It has in the past been considered conspecific with [[Petit's Cuckoo-shrike]].  
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It has in the past been considered [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]] with [[Petit's Cuckoo-shrike]].  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Woodlands and forest margins.
 
Woodlands and forest margins.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
Either resident or local migrant. Generally solitary or in pairs.
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Generally solitary or in pairs.
[[Image:2009_11_28_Female_Black_Cuckoo-shrike_AlanManson.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female <br />Photo by {{user|Alan+Manson|Alan Manson}}<br />Location: [[Weenen Game Reserve]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]] Midlands, [[South Africa]]]]
 
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
 
Usually quiet and inconspicuous as they glean mainly insects from leaves, twigs and bark. Also occasionally eats fruit.
 
Usually quiet and inconspicuous as they glean mainly insects from leaves, twigs and bark. Also occasionally eats fruit.
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
 
Monogamous and territorial. The nest is a shallow cup built using moss, lichen and spider web. One to three eggs are laid September to February (in southern Africa).
 
Monogamous and territorial. The nest is a shallow cup built using moss, lichen and spider web. One to three eggs are laid September to February (in southern Africa).
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====Movements====
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Either resident or local migrant.
 
====Vocalisation====
 
====Vocalisation====
 
'''Call:''' A high-pitched trill.
 
'''Call:''' A high-pitched trill.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. Robert's Birds of Southern Africa, 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533
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[[Image:Black cuckooshrike - I m coming 5 .JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Langano, [[Ethiopia]], March 2016]]
#Lepage D. 2008. [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/ Avibase]. Search for "Campephaga flava" downloaded March 2008.  
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}#Lepage D. (2020) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/F9031A09].] Retrieved 30 December2020
#Sinclair I & Ryan PG 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0691118154
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#Taylor, B. (2020). Black Cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blkcus1.01
 
{{ref}}
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Campephaga]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Campephaga]]

Latest revision as of 18:19, 4 February 2022

Photo © by Aroberts
Hluhluwe-Umfolosi Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
September 2004
Campephaga flava

Identification

Female
Photo © by volker sthamer
Arusha, Tanzania, 11 September, 2020

Length 19-22 cm (7½-8¾ in)
Mass 32 g

Adult male

Photo © by Alan Manson
Mkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
December 2012
  • Black overall plumage, bill, eyes and legs
  • Bright orange gape
  • Rounded tail

Some males have a yellow patch on the carpal joint.

Adult female

  • Upper parts olive, finely barred black
  • Tail brown and yellow
  • Wings with yellow and blackish markings
  • White under parts, finely scalloped black

Distribution

Africa: Woodland regions south of the Equator, extending northwards in eastern Africa to southern Somalia, southern Kenya, Uganda and southern Sudan.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

It has in the past been considered conspecific with Petit's Cuckoo-shrike.

Habitat

Woodlands and forest margins.

Behaviour

Generally solitary or in pairs.

Diet

Usually quiet and inconspicuous as they glean mainly insects from leaves, twigs and bark. Also occasionally eats fruit.

Breeding

Monogamous and territorial. The nest is a shallow cup built using moss, lichen and spider web. One to three eggs are laid September to February (in southern Africa).

Movements

Either resident or local migrant.

Vocalisation

Call: A high-pitched trill.

References

Photo © by volker sthamer
Langano, Ethiopia, March 2016
  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
  3. Lepage D. (2020) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/F9031A09].] Retrieved 30 December2020
  4. Taylor, B. (2020). Black Cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blkcus1.01

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