Black-faced Cuckooshrike

Black-faced Cuckooshrike

CommonGBIF 5.3·Dongniao Rarity Index7.69

Coracina novaehollandiae· 鹃鵙科· Passeriformes

未成年的(英文名:Black-faced Cuckooshrike,学名:Coracina novaehollandiae),是雀形目鹃鵙科鸦鹃鵙属的鸟类。又名黑面鵙,常见的杂食性雀形目鸟类,广泛分布于澳大利亚和南新几内亚。在各种林地生境中都能见到,甚至在城市环境中也不少见,如悉尼和珀斯的电线杆上常能见到它们的身影。黑脸鹃鵙在澳大利亚受《国家公园和野生动物法案》(1974年)的保护。

Species Profile

IOC World Bird List

Black-faced Cuckooshrike

Coracina novaehollandiae· Cuckooshrikes, Cicadabirds, Trillers

30-36 cm. Familiar; blue-grey with jet-black face/throat; underparts white, washed grey; tail broadly margined black, tipped white. Race subpallida (coastal c. WA): very pale grey, white below. Immature: smutty black mask from bill through eye to ear-coverts; crown/throat/breast finely barred greyish. Singles, pairs, parties; large migratory companies. Flight easy, undulating, with wing closed 'shooting'; on alighting (and when courting), repeatedly shuffles wings. Forages in foliage; hovers over canopy, low over grass in breezes.

Other name
Blue or Grey Jay; Cherry Hawk; Shufflewing; Summerbird.
Similar Species
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, race robusta.
Voice
musical, rolling, churring; also 'chereer, chereer', while shuffling wings; harsh 'skair' in aggression.
Habitat
rainforests, forests, woodlands, scrublands; timber on watercourses; orchards, parks, gardens.
Breeding
Aug.-Feb.
Nest
shallow cup of fine twigs, spiders' web; on horizontal limb or fork 6-20 m high.
Eggs
2-3; blue-green/olive-green/olive-brown, blotched, spotted brown/red-brown/grey, below surface.
Range & Status
widespread Aust. and Tas.: regular autumn-winter migration to inland/coastal n. Aust., where large winter companies occur; many cross to PNG/Indonesia. But some regularly overwinter in s. Also resident Indonesia, PNG and Solomon Is. Common. Migratory and sedentary.
Distribution key to races
1. Coracina novaehollandiae subpallida 2. Coracina novaehollandiae melanops 3. Coracina novaehollandiae novaehollandiae