Prakruti Parichay
CampephagidaeCoracina

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Coracina melaschistOS'

24–24 cmMedium
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Breeds in Himalayas and NE Indian hills; winters mainly in Himalayan foothills. E and NE In dia and Bangladesh. Male has dark slate-grey head and body, black wings, fine white tips to undertail-coverts, and bold white tips to long tail. Female is similar, but paler grey, with wings not so contrastingly black. and has faint barring on belly and vent. Juvenile has head and body boldly scaled with white, with white tips to wing-coverts and tertials. Open forest and groves.

Colour

WhiteGreyBlackSlate
Average size
24 cm
Habitat
Open forest and groves.
Behaviour
Resident. Breeds in Himalayas and NE Indian hills, winters mainly in Himalayan foothills.

About this bird

Resident. Breeds in Himalayas and NE Indian hills; winters mainly in Himalayan foothills. E and NE In dia and Bangladesh. Male has dark slate-grey head and body, black wings, fine white tips to undertail-coverts, and bold white tips to long tail. Female is similar, but paler grey, with wings not so contrastingly black. and has faint barring on belly and vent. Juvenile has head and body boldly scaled with white, with white tips to wing-coverts and tertials. Open forest and groves.

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Black-winged Cuckooshrike is bigger than Afghan Babbler but smaller than Blue-tailed Bee-eater.

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Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Coracina melaschistOS'

24–24 cm