>Coracina macei (Large Cuckooshrike)

Large Cuckooshrike

Large Cuckooshrike
Coracina macei
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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.

Gallery

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  at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri 

  district of West Bengal,India.
 
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  Male carrying food for Juveniles at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri 

  district of West Bengal, India.
 
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  Immature at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri 

  district of West Bengal, India.
 
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  Immature asking for food at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri 

  district of West Bengal,India.

>Coracina typica (Mauritius Cuckooshrike)

Mauritius Cuckooshrike

Mauritius Cuckooshrike
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Coracina
Species:	C. typica
Binomial name
Coracina typica (Hartlaub, 1865)

The Mauritius Cuckooshrike (Coracina typica) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is endemic to Mauritius.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

>Coracina dobsoni (Andaman Cuckooshrike)

Andaman Cuckooshrike

Andaman Cuckooshrike
Conservation status
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Coracina
Species:	C. dobsoni
Binomial name
Coracina dobsoni (Ball, 1872)

The Andaman Cuckooshrike (Coracina dobsoni) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike.

>Coracina tenuirostris (Common Cicadabird)

Common Cicadabird

Common Cicadabird
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Coracina
Species:	C. tenuirostris
Binomial name
Coracina tenuirostris (Jardine,1831)

The Common Cicadabird (Coracina tenuirostris), also known as the Slender-billed Cicadabird, is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Photographed at Kobble Creek, SE Queensland, Australia

 

Adult male & juvenile, Rush Creek, SE Queensland

The Cicadabird is also found in Sri Lanka

Subspecies

Numerous subspecies have been described, some of which are distinctive and often considered full species:

• C. t. admiralitatis - Manus Cicadabird
• C. t. amboiensis
• C. t. aruensis
• C. t. edithae
• C. t. emancipata
• C. t. erythropygia
• C. t. grayi
• C. t. heinrothi
• C. t. insperata - Pohnpei Cicadabird
• C. t. kalaotuae
• C. t. kalaotuae
• C. t. matthiae
• C. t. melvillensis
• C. t. meyerii
• C. t. monacha - Palau Cicadabird
• C. t. muellerii
• C. t. nehrkorni
• C. t. nesiotis – Yap Cicadabird
• C. t. nisoria
• C. t. numforana
• C. t. obiensis
• C. t. pererrata
• C. t. remota - Grey-capped Cicadabird
• C. t. rooki
• C. t. rostrata
• C. t. saturatior
• C. t. tagulana
• C. t. tenuirostris
• C. t. timoriensis
• C. t. ultima

>Coracina temminckii (Cerulean Cuckooshrike)

Cerulean Cuckooshrike

Cerulean Cuckooshrike
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Coracina
Species:	C. temminckii
Binomial name
Coracina temminckii (Müller, 1843)

The Cerulean Cuckooshrike (Coracina temminckii) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

>Coracina sula (Sula Cicadabird)

Sula Cicadabird

Sula Cicadabird
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Coracina
Species:	C. sula
Binomial name
Coracina sula (Hartert, 1917)

The Sula Cicadabird (Coracina sula) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

>Coracina striata (Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike)

Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike

Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike
Mount Makiling, Philippines
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Coracina
Species:	C. striata
Binomial name
Coracina striata (Boddaert, 1783)

The Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina striata) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in India, Indonesia,Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

The Andaman Cuckooshrike (Coracina dobsoni) is sometimes considered a subspecies.

>Coracina schisticeps (Grey-headed Cuckooshrike)

Grey-headed Cuckooshrike

Grey-headed Cuckooshrike
Drawing by John Gould
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Coracina
Species:	C. schisticeps
Binomial name
Coracina schisticeps (Gray, 1846)

The Grey-headed Cuckooshrike (Coracina schisticeps), also known as the Black-tipped Cicadabird, is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests

>Coracina schistacea (Slaty Cuckooshrike)

Slaty Cuckooshrike

Slaty Cuckooshrike
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Coracina
Species:	C. schistacea
Binomial name
Coracina schistacea (Sharpe, 1879)

The Slaty Cuckooshrike (Coracina schistacea) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

>Coracina polioptera (Indochinese Cuckooshrike)

Indochinese Cuckooshrike

Indochinese Cuckooshrike
Illustration by Keulemans, 1879
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Coracina
Species:	C. polioptera
Binomial name
Coracina polioptera (Sharpe, 1879)
Synonyms
Campophaga polioptera

The Indochinese Cuckooshrike (Coracina polioptera) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Cambodia, Laos,Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moistmontane forests.

>Coracina pectoralis (White-breasted Cuckooshrike)

White-breasted Cuckooshrike

White-breasted Cuckooshrike
In Groenkloof Nature Reserve
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Coracina
Species:	C. pectoralis
Binomial name
Coracina pectoralis (Jardine & Selby, 1828)

The White-breasted Cuckooshrike (Coracina pectoralis) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin,Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia,Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,

 Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria,

 Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.

>Coracina parvula (Halmahera Cuckooshrike)

Halmahera Cuckooshrike

Halmahera Cuckooshrike
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Coracina
Species:	C. parvula
Binomial name
Coracina parvula (Salvadori, 1878)

The Halmahera Cuckooshrike (Coracina parvula) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

>Coracina papuensis (White-bellied Cuckooshrike)

White-bellied Cuckooshrike

White-bellied Cuckooshrike
In Far North Queensland, Australia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Coracina
Species:	C. papuensis
Binomial name
Coracina papuensis (Gmelin, 1788)

The White-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina papuensis) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Australia,Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

At Kobble Creak

Taxonomy

The subspecies C. p. ingens is now usually considered a full species, the Manus Cuckooshrike  (Coracina ingens).

>Coracina ostenta (White-winged Cuckooshrike)

White-winged Cuckooshrike

White-winged Cuckooshrike
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Coracina
Species:	C. ostenta
Binomial name
Coracina ostenta Ripley, 1952

The White-winged Cuckooshrike (Coracina ostenta) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.