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Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Least ConcernNative
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Genus
- Coracina
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The black-faced cuckooshrike 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.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Australia and Tasmania
- Non-breeding range
- New Guinea, Indonesia, Solomon Islands
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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