Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Coracina melaschistos

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cuc Phuong National Park
40 Verified records at Cuc Phuong National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The black-winged cuckooshrike (Lalage melaschistos), also known as lesser grey cuckooshrike or dark grey cuckooshrike, is a species of cuckooshrike found in South to Southeast Asia. Despite the name, they (cuckooshrikes) are unrelated to either shrikes or cuckoos. They have broad based bills with grey upper parts, black wings, white vent, graduated white-tipped tails, black bills and legs. Females are overall lighter in all taxa. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Cuckooshrike sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cuc Phuong National Park

Javan Cuckoo-shrike
LC

Javan Cuckoo-shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina javensis

<5% · Rare
Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

20–30% · Possible
Ashy Minivet
LC

Ashy Minivet

Bird

Pericrocotus divaricatus

<5% · Rare
Long-tailed Minivet
LC

Long-tailed Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus ethologus

Insufficient data
Rosy Minivet
LC

Rosy Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus roseus

Insufficient data
Brown-rumped Minivet
LC

Brown-rumped Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus cantonensis

Insufficient data
Fork-tailed Sunbird
LC

Fork-tailed Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga christinae

50–60% · Likely
White-bellied Yuhina
LC

White-bellied Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Erpornis zantholeuca

50–60% · Likely
Japanese Thrush
LC

Japanese Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus cardis

50–60% · Likely
Rufous-throated Fulvetta

Rufous-throated Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alcippe rufogularis

50–60% · Likely
Puff-throated Bulbul
LC

Puff-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus pallidus

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-browed Warbler
LC

Yellow-browed Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus inornatus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
4 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
5 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
7 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
10 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
11 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
13 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
14 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
20 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
21 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-winged Cuckooshrike in Cuc Phuong National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Cuckooshrike sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-winged Cuckooshrike in Cuc Phuong National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Cuckooshrike in Cuc Phuong National Park in our monthly data.

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