Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Sabarni Sarker · CC0_1_0 via GBIF
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Sabarni Sarker · CC0_1_0 via GBIF
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Sabarni Sarker · CC0_1_0 via GBIF
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Sabarni Sarker · CC0_1_0 via GBIF
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Stuart · CC0_1_0 via GBIF
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Stuart · CC0_1_0 via GBIF
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Subhajit Roy · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Subhadra Devi · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Manoj Karingamadathil · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Manoj Karingamadathil · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Rajesh Balakrishnan · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
sunnyjosef · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF

Black-headed Cuckooshrike

Lalage melanoptera

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Campephagidae
Genus
Lalage
eBird Code
bkhcus1

Taxonomy Changes

Coracina melanoptera Lalage melanoptera

Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.

Vocalizations

Ashwin A · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Lalage melanoptera melanoptera

    breeds northern India (northern Punjab and Uttar Pradesh); winters to Myanmar

  • Lalage melanoptera sykesi

    central and southern India and Sri Lanka

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.