Birds of Singapore
by the Bird Society of Singapore
Lalage nigra
Family: Cuckooshrikes · Status: Very common resident · Size: 17–18 cm · Conservation: Least Concern
A resident of the Malay Peninsula to the Philippines.
Male has forehead, crown, nape, and mantle glossy black; supercilium white; lores black. Wing mainly black apart from white median and greater coverts and white-fringed secondaries; underparts white. Female has black replaced by grey on body; white edges and margins on wing feathers narrower than male; underparts washed buff with narrow scaling.
Frequents open woodland, especially parks.
Forages at most levels of trees, but prefers canopy. Known to consume both insects and small fruit.