Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae
Size: Birds Size: 33 cm
Family: Campephagidae (Cuckoo-shrikes and Trillers, 7 species in Australia)
Distribution: Basically all of Australia
Status: Common to moderately common
Habitat: Open woodland, forest
References: Simpson and Day, Reader's Digest
About the Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Whenever I see a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike it is usually either raining, cloudy, or looks like it might rain. They are almost always seen high up in trees, not on the ground. They have a very distinctive call that I will put on the site as an audio recording when I get around to it.
Photo: Blaxland, Blue Mountains NSW.
Photo: Blaxland, Blue Mountains NSW.
Artwork: John Gould, 'The Birds of Australia', 1848. Higher Resolution 670 x 1000.
See Also
Australian Mammals
Australian Reptiles
Australian Frogs
Australian Fish
Australian Spiders and Their Faces
Australian Wild Plant Foods
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