Black-faced Cuckooshrike — Australian Bird Identification Guide

Bird guideBlack-faced Cuckooshrike

Large slender bird, pale gray above, paler below, with distinctive black mask and throat.

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⚠️Not listed

🍃Indigenous: Gunidjaa, Bebik

At a glance

FamilyCuckooshrikes

SizeSmall

RarityCommon

HabitatInhabits many wooded habitats with clearnings, farmland, and urban areas with trees from Indonesia to Australia.

Best timeMost reliable in New South Wales from September to January.

Sounds

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Recorded by Marc Anderson

Range map

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15294visible hotspots

584540visible records

6states

Low confidenceMediumHigh confidence

Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.

Species notes

Overview

Immature paler, with dark gray mask rather than black face. Dark-morph White-bellied Cuckooshrike has more extensive black in face as adult, lacks mask in light morph and as immature. Often shuffles wings after landing. Inhabits many wooded habitats with clearnings, farmland, and urban areas with trees from Indonesia to Australia.