Black-headed cuckooshrike

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

Black-headed cuckooshrike
Male at Sindhrot in Vadodara district of Gujarat, India.

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Campephagidae
Genus: Lalage
Species:
L. melanoptera
Binomial name
Lalage melanoptera
(Rüppell, 1839)
Synonyms

Coracina melanoptera

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Lalage melanoptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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