Large cuckooshrike
Large cuckooshrike | |
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Coracina macei | |
At Bannerghatta NP, Bangalore, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Campephagidae |
Genus: | Coracina |
Species: | C. macei |
Binomial name | |
Coracina macei (Lesson, 1830) | |
The large cuckooshrike (Coracina macei) is a species of cuckooshrike found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. They are mostly insectivorous and usually fly just above the forest canopy. They have a loud call klu-eep and have a characteristic habit of shrugging their closed wings shortly after landing on a perch.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Coracina macei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Large cuckooshrike (Coracina macie) at Dobanki in Sundarban Tiger Reserve in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India.
- Male carrying food for juveniles at Jayanti
- Immature at Jayanti
- Immature asking for food at Jayanti
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