Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Coracina melaschistos

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Royal Bardia National Park
17 Verified records at Royal Bardia National Park
July 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 Royal Bardia National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park

Javan Cuckoo-shrike
LC

Javan Cuckoo-shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina javensis

20–30% · Possible
Small Minivet
LC

Small Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

20–30% · With luck
Long-tailed Minivet
LC

Long-tailed Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus ethologus

10–20% · With luck
Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

10–20% · With luck
Rosy Minivet
LC

Rosy Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus roseus

<5% · Rare
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

50–60% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

50–60% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

50–60% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

50–60% · Likely
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

40–50% · Likely
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
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 Royal Bardia National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Cuckooshrike sighting in Royal Bardia 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 Royal Bardia National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Cuckooshrike in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.

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