Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae

Australia

The Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike is distributed throughout most of Australia including Tasmania and in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It is found in a large variety of habitats including, forest, woodlands, scrublands and gardens.

The nominate sub-species in Tasmania (photos 1 and 2) is mid-grey on the upperparts with a black face and throat. The breast is mid-grey while the rest of the underparts are white. The tail has a white tip.

The race in most of mainland Australia is the sub-species C. n. melanops (photos 3 to 6) which is a paler grey above and below and has a proportionately longer bill.

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Cobargo, NSW, Australia, April 2006 - click for larger image

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Wyperfield, Victoria, Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia, November 2010 - click for larger image

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Mareeba, Queensland, Australia, November 2010 - click for larger image

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