Large cuckooshrike
| Large cuckooshrike | |
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| Coracina macei | |
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| 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.
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Large cuckooshrike (Coracina macie) at Dobanki in Sundarban Tiger Reserve in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India._at_Jayanti%2C_Duars_W_IMG_5954.jpg)
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Male carrying food for juveniles at Jayanti_(Immature)_at_Jayanti%2C_Duars_W_Picture_246.jpg)
Immature at Jayanti_(Immature)_asking_for_food_at_Jayanti%2C_Duars_W_Picture_248.jpg)
Immature asking for food at Jayanti
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