Large Cuckooshrike (Coracina macei)
About the Large Cuckooshrike
The Indian cuckooshrike (Coracina macei) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae that is found on the Indian subcontinent. Formerly under the English name "large cuckooshrike" this species included many subspecies and had a large range that included Southeast Asia. Two subspecies are recognised C. m. macei (Lesson, RP, 1831) – central, south India C. m. layardi (Blyth, 1866) – Sri Lanka The Indian cuckooshrike formerly included additional subspecies (under the English name "large cuckooshrike"): Oriental cuckooshrike now includes 5 former subspecies of the large cuckooshrike. Malayan cuckooshrike was formerly a subspecies of the large cuckooshrike.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 107 recordings for this species: 10 CC BY-NC-ND · 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Nepal in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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