Black-faced Cuckooshrike
A species of Coracina Scientific name : Coracina novaehollandiae Genus : Coracina
Black-faced Cuckooshrike, A species of Coracina
Botanical name: Coracina novaehollandiae
Genus: Coracina
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Description General Info
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Description
Adult birds have a prominent black face and throat, gray plumage, white underparts and a somewhat hooked bill. The size varies between 32 cm and 34 cm. They are slow-moving, inconspicuous birds, with a shrill, screaming call, sounding like "creearck" 
Size
35 cm
Feeding Habits
Black-faced Cuckooshrike primarily consumes invertebrates such as grasshoppers, dragonflies, and various larvae, occasionally eating small lizards and plant matter, including seeds and fruit. Feeding behaviors include sallying from perches to catch prey and foraging in foliage, employing hover and glean techniques.
Habitat
The black-faced Cuckooshrike typically occupies open forests, forest edges, and woodland areas, including dry eucalypt woodlands and savanna. It is also found in secondary growth habitats, such as parks, gardens, and cultivated areas with trees, as well as coastal woodlands, like littoral regions, mangroves, and casuarina groves. This species is prevalent in coastal and lowland areas, extending to small offshore islands.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Behavior
The diet consists of insects, their larvae, caterpillars or other invertebrates. These may be caught in flight, or caught when searching through the foliage. In addition, some fruits and seeds are also eaten. Breeding season is chiefly from August to February each year. Both partners build the rather small nest. The fledglings leave the nest after about three weeks of hatching. They look like the adults, except the black facial mask is reduced to an eye stripe. Outside the breeding season, they like to flock in groups of up to a hundred birds. Some may be partially migratory or may remain in the same territory. Lack of significant differences between regional populations in Australia makes it difficult to determine where populations move in winter.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Cuckoo-shrikes Genus
Coracina Species
Black-faced Cuckooshrike 
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