Description

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes have a black face and throat, blue-grey back, wings and tail, and white underparts. They are slender, attractive birds. They have a curious habit of shuffling their wings upon landing, a practice that gave rise to the name "Shufflewing", which is often used for this species.

The call most often heard is a soft churring, often being described as a warbling "creearck".

Distribution and Habitat

Common throughout Australia, it inhabits open timber, parks and gardens, often in small flocks.

Food and Feeding

It feeds on insects and berries and fruit, although I have not known it to become a pest in the home orchard.