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Black-winged cuckooshrike
| Black-winged cuckooshrike | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Lalage |
| Species: | L. melaschistos
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| Binomial name | |
| Lalage melaschistos (Hodgson, 1836)
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| Synonyms | |
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Coracina melaschistos | |
The black-winged cuckooshrike (Lalage melaschistos), also known as lesser grey cuckooshrike or dark grey cuckooshrike, is a species of cuckooshrike found in South to Southeast Asia. Despite the name, they (cuckooshrikes) are unrelated to either shrikes or cuckoos. They have broad based bills with grey upper parts, black wings, white vent, graduated white-tipped tails, black bills and legs. Females are overall lighter in all taxa.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Lalage melaschistos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22706636A130420674. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22706636A130420674.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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