---
title: "Verdugo Negro"
description: "Melloria quoyi — Aves. The black butcherbird (Melloria quoyi) is a species of butcherbird in the family Artamidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/black-butcherbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Verdugo Negro

> Melloria quoyi — Aves. The black butcherbird (Melloria quoyi) is a species of butcherbird in the family Artamidae.

- Scientific name: *Melloria quoyi*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 1628
- iNaturalist taxon: [1505493](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1505493)

## Names

- en: Black Butcherbird
- de: Mangrovewürgatzel
- es: Verdugo Negro
- fr: Cassican des mangroves

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1502), ID (27), PG (12)

## Summary

The black butcherbird (Melloria quoyi) is a species of butcherbird in the family Artamidae.
It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_butcherbird

## Photo

![Verdugo Negro](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-butcherbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193294362

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-butcherbird?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).