Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Coracina melaschistos

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Khangchendzonga National Park
17 Verified records at Khangchendzonga National Park
October 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Cuckooshrike sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park

Long-tailed Minivet
LC

Long-tailed Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus ethologus

10–20% · With luck
Short-billed Minivet
LC

Short-billed Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus brevirostris

10–20% · With luck
Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

5–10% · With luck
Gray-chinned Minivet
LC

Gray-chinned Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus solaris

<5% · Rare
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

40–50% · Likely
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

40–50% · Likely
Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

30–40% · Possible
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
LC

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

30–40% · Possible
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

30–40% · Possible
Green-tailed Sunbird
LC

Green-tailed Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga nipalensis

30–40% · Possible
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Khangchendzonga National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Cuckooshrike sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Cuckooshrike in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.

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