Lalage melanoptera

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Corvida
Superfamilia: Corvoidea

Familia: Campephagidae
Genus: Lalage
Species: Lalage melanoptera
Subspecies: L. m. melanoptera – L. m. sykesi
Name

Lalage melanoptera (Rüppell, 1839)
Synonyms

Ceblepyris melanoptera (protonym)
Coracina melanoptera (Rüppell, 1839)

References
Primary references

Museum Senckenbergianum 3 p. 25 BHL pl. 2 fig. 1 BHL

Additional references

Jønsson, K.A, Bowie, R.C.K., Nylander, J.A.A, Christidis, L., Norman, J.A & Fjeldså, J. 2010. Biogeographical history of cuckoo-shrikes (Aves: Passeriformes): transoceanic colonization of Africa from Australo-Papua. Journal of Biogeography 37(9): 1767–1781 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02328.x Full article Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike
español: Oruguero cabecinegro

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

References

BirdLife International (2017). "Lalage melanoptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22706642A118732738. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22706642A118732738.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.