White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike

Description:

White-bellied Cuckoo-shrikes have a small black facial mask encompassing only the lores and lower frons, with a narrow arc extending under each eye. The entire front, from throat to undertail coverts, is light-grey to off-white. The back, from the crown to the rump, is grey. The tail and the flight feathers are darker grey, with some white edge lining on the flight feathers. The strong bill is dark-grey; the legs and feet are grey.

Habitat:

They have a preference for forested habitats and woodland, which nowadays makes them most common in the hill ranges of eastern Australia.

Notes:

White-bellied Cuckoo-shrikes inhabit the northern and eastern parts of the Australian continent, from the Kimberley via the northern half of the NT, along the southern coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria, all through Cape York peninsula, to the eastern half of QLD, NSW and parts of VIC. My first reference for identification: The Michael Morcombe eGuide to Australian Birds, Mobile App. Further reference: http://www.mdahlem.net/birds/22/whbcshrk...