A photo of a Large Cuckooshrike (Coracina macei)
Large Cuckooshrike

Large Cuckooshrike

Coracina macei

The large cuckooshrike (Coracina macei) is a species of cuckooshrike found in the Indian Subcontinent and depending on the taxonomic treatment used, Southeast Asia. The species has had a long and varied taxonomic treatment, being closely related to forms across Southeast Asia, with some authors using the name Indian cuckooshrike (which then refers only to the species that includes the forms C. m. macei of peninsular India and C. m. layardi of Sri Lanka). The species and subspecies classifications vary widely across sources and are yet to be resolved unambiguously. Adult males have a broad and well-marked eye stripe which is pale in females. The throat and breast are grey in males and the abdomen and flanks are finely barred. Females have the throat and breast also with barring which extends further down and lacks the prominent whitish vent of the male. They are mostly insectivorous but also feed on figs and forest fruits and usually fly in small groups with a bounding flight just above the forest canopy. The Indian population has a loud call klu-eep and the birds have a characteristic habit of flicking their closed wings one after the other upon landing on a perch. The same wing movements are also used during courtship
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Chonseng N Sangma
Tuesday 21 Mar 2023 - 5:24am
India
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Lucas Corneliussen
Sunday 08 Jan 2023 - 7:03am
Thailand
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Lucas Corneliussen
Wednesday 04 Jan 2023 - 6:35am
Thailand
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Lucas Corneliussen
Tuesday 03 Jan 2023 - 6:55am
Thailand
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