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.
They breed in summer in mountains from 300–2450 meters and migrate altitudinally or south in winter. It is distributed from Northeast Pakistan through the lower Himalayan region (Uttarakhand, Nepal, Arunachal Pradesh and into the hills of NE Myanmar continuing to China and Southeast Asia. It winters in the foothills, occasionally longer distances south west to northern parts of peninsular India and east to Orissa, Bengal and Bangladesh, but may travel as far south as Kerala).[2]
Habitat: Breeds in deciduous and broad-leaved evergreen forest but winters in open forest, groves, singly or in pairs. They are also known to join mixed feeding parties. Their diet consists mainly of caterpillars, beetles and other bugs.
^BirdLife International (2018). "Lalage melaschistos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22706636A130420674. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22706636A130420674.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^Taylor, B. (2005). Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina melaschistos). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.) (2014). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/57880 on 7 March 2015).
black, winged, cuckooshrike, black, winged, cuckooshrike, lalage, melaschistos, also, known, lesser, grey, cuckooshrike, dark, grey, cuckooshrike, species, cuckooshrike, found, south, southeast, asia, despite, name, they, cuckooshrikes, unrelated, either, shri. 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 Black winged cuckooshrikeConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PasseriformesFamily CampephagidaeGenus LalageSpecies L melaschistosBinomial nameLalage melaschistos Hodgson 1836 SynonymsCoracina melaschistosDistribution editThey breed in summer in mountains from 300 2450 meters and migrate altitudinally or south in winter It is distributed from Northeast Pakistan through the lower Himalayan region Uttarakhand Nepal Arunachal Pradesh and into the hills of NE Myanmar continuing to China and Southeast Asia It winters in the foothills occasionally longer distances south west to northern parts of peninsular India and east to Orissa Bengal and Bangladesh but may travel as far south as Kerala 2 Habitat Breeds in deciduous and broad leaved evergreen forest but winters in open forest groves singly or in pairs They are also known to join mixed feeding parties Their diet consists mainly of caterpillars beetles and other bugs Description edit nbsp Black winged cuckooshrike at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal India nbsp FemaleA medium sized dark cuckoo shrike with unbarred grey underparts Male dark grey above contrasting black wings and tail Wide white feather tips on underside of tail Female Palers with faint barring on underside 3 Call Loud twit twit to we descending in scale Diet mainly invertebrates Nests in tree References edit BirdLife International 2018 Lalage melaschistos IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 e T22706636A130420674 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2018 2 RLTS T22706636A130420674 en Retrieved 11 November 2021 Taylor B 2005 Black winged Cuckoo shrike Coracina melaschistos In del Hoyo J Elliott A Sargatal J Christie D A amp de Juana E eds 2014 Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive Lynx Edicions Barcelona retrieved from http www hbw com node 57880 on 7 March 2015 Grewal Bikram Harvey Bill Pfister Otto 2002 Photographic guide to birds of India Princeton NJ US Princeton University Press p 257 ISBN 978 0 691 11496 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Black winged cuckooshrike amp oldid 1158863487, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
