Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
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Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike

Coracina novaehollandiae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
84 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-faced cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae) is a common omnivorous passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. It has a protected status in New South Wales, under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974. They are widely distributed in almost any wooded habitat throughout the region, except in rainforests. But they can also occur in urban areas, and are a fairly common sight on power lines in Australian cities such as Sydney and Perth. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park

Ground Cuckoo-shrike
LC Endemic

Ground Cuckoo-shrike

Bird

Coracina maxima

Insufficient data
White-winged Triller
LC

White-winged Triller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lalage tricolor

<5% · Rare
Singing Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Singing Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gavicalis virescens

70–80% · Very likely
Pied Butcherbird
LC Endemic

Pied Butcherbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cracticus nigrogularis

50–60% · Likely
Welcome Swallow
LC

Welcome Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo neoxena

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-throated Miner
LC Endemic

Yellow-throated Miner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manorina flavigula

50–60% · Likely
Torresian Crow
LC

Torresian Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus orru

40–50% · Likely
Magpie-lark
LC

Magpie-lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grallina cyanoleuca

30–40% · Possible
Brown Honeyeater
LC

Brown Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lichmera indistincta

30–40% · Possible
Zebra Finch
LC

Zebra Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Taeniopygia guttata

30–40% · Possible
White-winged Fairywren
LC Endemic

White-winged Fairywren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malurus leucopterus

30–40% · Possible
Western Bowerbird
LC Endemic

Western Bowerbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chlamydera guttata

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
6 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
7 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
8 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
9 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
10 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
11 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
12 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
13 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
14 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
15 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
16 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
17 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
18 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
19 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
20 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike in Ningaloo Marine Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike in Ningaloo Marine Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.

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