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title: "Black-headed Cuckooshrike"
description: "Lalage melanoptera — Vogels. The black-headed cuckooshrike (Lalage melanoptera) is a species of cuckooshrike found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/black-headed-cuckooshrike
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-headed Cuckooshrike

> Lalage melanoptera — Vogels. The black-headed cuckooshrike (Lalage melanoptera) is a species of cuckooshrike found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Lalage melanoptera*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 896
- Wikidata: [Q28836437](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28836437)
- iNaturalist taxon: [201113](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201113)

## Names

- en: Black-headed Cuckooshrike
- de: Schwarzkopfraupenfänger
- es: Oruguero Blanquinegro
- fr: Échenilleur à tête noire

## Countries with the most observations

IN (649), LK (85), BD (17)

## Summary

The black-headed cuckooshrike (Lalage melanoptera) is a species of cuckooshrike found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

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

## Photo

![Black-headed Cuckooshrike](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-headed-cuckooshrike/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261100101

## Machine access

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