The Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike is a medium-sized bird with black-and-white plumage and a crest on the head. It does not build nests and lays eggs in the nests of other birds.
The Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike differs with its black-and-white color and crest on the head. It is important for nature because it eats harmful insects and demonstrates nest parasitism.
meadows, prairies, forb glades on land
Worker
Tail size
birth time
Hot and almost no precipitation
Heavy rains in summer
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
live ants of all castes and sizes
butterflies
days
Warm summer
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Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
very heavy rains in summer, almost no precipitation in winter
adult
Maturity
plant
invertebrates
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
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land coast flooded by tides — salt marshes, littoral zone
aerial
summer warm, winter not very cold
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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hot, rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
rains are very rare, almost a desert
little precipitation in winter, more in summer
Trophic type
all living animals without backbone
Filters
summer very hot, dry, lots of grass
Upcoming birthdays
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
leaf
Height
Age (juvenile)
Parasite
Age (from birth to death)
Hot, little precipitation in winter
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Feeding occurs in open air space above ground or water.
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Lifespan average
Egg shell count
young after fast growth
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
hot, there is a dry season, trees shed their leaves
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
hot, uneven rains, lots of grass and trees
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
flight
65 to 130 grams, 25 – 60 centimeters
Pets
Indomalayan realm
Indomalayan realm
Tropical dry broadleaf forest
Hot steppe
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
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Crest color
Old-timers
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Wingspan
turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
terrestrial grassland and steppe
terrestrial herbaceous
terrestrial intertidal
Tail color
insect
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Forages on tree limbs or woody stems within vegetation.
Litter size
Tropical savanna
ants
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
Down color
Low precipitation in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Bro
Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
Foraging takes place among trees and woody vegetation.
beetles
age
birth date
no permanent shelter
Close
Egg shell color
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
climbing
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
Mouth color
primary food sources
Beak size
Potential Habitat
lots of grass, few trees, rains are rare
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Egg shell size
In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
mother dumps offspring on other parents, like cuckoos in a nest high on branches
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Gestation
vision
{name} birthday
Food is gathered directly from leaf surfaces.
Always hot
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all life stages
Female ♀
world of Afrotropics
termites
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Maturity
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
Beak color
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Very dry
Neither
Moving up vertical surfaces like trunks or rocks to reach food.
from birth to adulthood
live beetles — various species
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
from birth to death
Plumage color
collects insects from plants or catches them on the ground and in the air
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
world of Afrotropics
branch
Duration
This is me
Steppe
Gamers
How are they built?
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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foster parents
My age?
live butterflies and moths
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Asexual
swap
live termites
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
active predation
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
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open grassy spaces — steppes, savannas, prairies
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
very hot and almost no precipitation
foraging
Capturing or collecting food while airborne.
whole life
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Primarily detects and locates food using eyesight.
embryo
Carrot
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
arboreal
Observations
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