Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
Large Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina macei) - HBW 10, p. 69
French: Échenilleur de Macé
German: Maskenraupenfänger
Spanish: Oruguero de Macé
Other common names: Black-throated/Indian Cuckoo-shrike
Taxonomy: Graucalus Macei Lesson, 1831, Calcutta, India.
Forms a superspecies with C. javensis, C. schistacea, C. personata, C. atriceps, C. fortis, C. welchmani, C. caledonica and C. novaehollandiae, possibly also including C. caeruleogrisea; all were formerly treated as conspecific. All races of present species or, alternatively, only larutensis sometimes placed in C. javensis; the decision regarding to which of the two species larutensis should be assigned is critical to the resolution of relationships of these taxa, and further study needed. Differences in calls.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Graucalus Macei Lesson, 1831, Calcutta, India.
Forms a superspecies with C. javensis, C. schistacea, C. personata, C. atriceps, C. fortis, C. welchmani, C. caledonica and C. novaehollandiae, possibly also including C. caeruleogrisea; all were formerly treated as conspecific. All races of present species or, alternatively, only larutensis sometimes placed in C. javensis; the decision regarding to which of the two species larutensis should be assigned is critical to the resolution of relationships of these taxa, and further study needed. Differences in calls and morphology suggest that nominate race and layardi may represent a separate species. Eight subspecies provisionally recognized.
Forms a superspecies with C. javensis, C. schistacea, C. personata, C. atriceps, C. fortis, C. welchmani, C. caledonica and C. novaehollandiae, possibly also including C. caeruleogrisea; all were formerly treated as conspecific. All races of present species or, alternatively, only larutensis sometimes placed in C. javensis; the decision regarding to which of the two species larutensis should be assigned is critical to the resolution of relationships of these taxa, and further study needed. Differences in calls and morphology suggest that nominate race and layardi may represent a separate species. Eight subspecies provisionally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) - Himalayas from Garhwal and W Nepal E to NE India (W Assam).
- macei (Lesson, 1831) - C & S India from Garhwal E to West Bengal and Orissa, S to Travancore.
- layardi (Blyth, 1866) - Sri Lanka (except NW lowlands).
- nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) - Himalayas from Garhwal and W Nepal E to NE India (W Assam).
- macei (Lesson, 1831) - C & S India from Garhwal E to West Bengal and Orissa, S to Travancore.
- layardi (Blyth, 1866) - Sri Lanka (except NW lowlands).
- andamana (Neumann, 1915) - Andaman Is.
- siamensis (Stuart Baker, 1918) - Myanmar, S China (S Guizhou, W, NW & S Yunnan), Thailand (S to Isthmus of Kra) and S Indochina.
- larutensis (Sharpe, 1887) - Peninsular Malaysia (from N Perak S to S Selangor and Pahang).
- rexpineti (Swinhoe, 1863) - SE China (Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian), Taiwan, N Laos and N Vietnam.
- larvivora (Hartert, 1910) - Hainan I.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched on a branch and flying away Locality Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India (ssp macei)
Jean Hupperetz 31 October 2004 6 years ago 39 sec 3.9 -
Ripping a moth 1 Locality Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2010 1 year ago 46 sec 3.5 -
An adult perched on a branch Locality Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
Albert Martínez Vilalta 25 April 2003 8 years ago 26 sec 3.4 -
Male perched and viewed from rear Locality Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India (ssp macei)
Greg Baker 19 March 2011 44 weeks ago 21 sec 3.3 -
Ripping a moth 2 Locality Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2010 1 year ago 51 sec 3.3 -
Bird on tree feeding and calling Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India (ssp macei)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 May 2006 2 years ago 22 sec 3.3
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Large Cuckooshrike
Locality Biligiriranga Hills (B R Hills) Wildlife Sanctuary , Karnataka, India
subharghya 28 March 2008 3 years ago 3.7 -
A bird perched
Locality Pegumbuhalla, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 8 October 2011 32 weeks ago 3 -
A bird on a branch and looking down.
Locality Mount Harriet National Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp andamana)
Josep del Hoyo 15 December 2009 2 years ago 3 -
A bird feeding
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp macei)
vasanthan.p.j 28 January 2010 2 years ago 3 -
This Large Cuckoo-shrike is apparently a resident in this green campus
Locality Pondicherry, India
smurali 3 March 2011 1 year ago 2.7 -
A male carrying food for Juveniles.
Locality Jayanti, Buxa Tiger Reserve, Buxa National Park, Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India
J.M. Garg 16 March 2008 2 years ago 2
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Calling while feeding Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
(ssp macei)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 May 2006 2 years ago 4 -
Calling in morning, typical single calls Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
(ssp nipalensis)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 November 1996 2 years ago 3 -
Two calls of a female. Locality Mount Harriet National Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar
(ssp andamana)
Josep del Hoyo 15 December 2009 2 years ago 2
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