Black-headed Cuckooshrike

Black-headed Cuckooshrike

Coracina melanoptera

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Minneriya National Park
17 Verified records at Minneriya National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The black-headed cuckooshrike (Lalage melanoptera) is a species of cuckooshrike found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

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

Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park

Large Cuckoo-shrike
LC

Large Cuckoo-shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina macei

<5% · Rare
Small Minivet
LC

Small Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

10–20% · With luck
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

Insufficient data
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

30–40% · Possible
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

30–40% · Possible
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

30–40% · Possible
Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

30–40% · Possible
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-billed Babbler

Yellow-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides affinis

30–40% · Possible
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

20–30% · Possible
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
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 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
4 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
6 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
7 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
16 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
18 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
19 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Cuckooshrike in Minneriya National Park?

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

When is the best time to see Black-headed Cuckooshrike in Minneriya National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Cuckooshrike in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.

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