Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Coracina melaschistos

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Cat Tien National Park
113 Verified records at Cat Tien 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 Cat Tien National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park

Indochinese Cuckooshrike

Indochinese Cuckooshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina polioptera

20–30% · Possible
Javan Cuckoo-shrike
LC

Javan Cuckoo-shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina javensis

5–10% · With luck
Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

30–40% · Possible
Brown-rumped Minivet
LC

Brown-rumped Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus cantonensis

20–30% · Possible
Ashy Minivet
LC

Ashy Minivet

Bird

Pericrocotus divaricatus

10–20% · With luck
Rosy Minivet
LC

Rosy Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus roseus

Insufficient data
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

70–80% · Very likely
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

70–80% · Likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

60–70% · Likely
🐦 No photo available
LC

Ayeyarwady Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus blanfordi

60–70% · Likely
Stripe-throated Bulbul
LC

Stripe-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

60–70% · Likely
Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Cuckooshrike sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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