Ground Cuckooshrike vs Indian Cuckooshrike

Ground Cuckooshrike

Coracina maxima

Medium127 gShrubland

The ground cuckooshrike is a slender, long-legged bird, the largest of the cuckooshrikes measuring 33–37 cm in length, and weighing approximately 115 g. It was named cuckooshrike not because it is affiliated with either the cuckoo or the shrike, but because of the similar features that it has to both these birds. The stout, hooked shrike-like beak and plumage which is similar to that of the cuckoo are the reason for its name. The adult bird possesses a pale grey head and upper body, with pale yellow eyes.

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Indian Cuckooshrike

Coracina macei

Medium68 gForest

Adult males have a broad and well-marked eye stripe which is pale in females. The throat and breast are grey in males and the abdomen and flanks are finely barred. Females have the throat and breast also with barring which extends further down and lacks the prominent whitish vent of the male. They are mostly insectivorous but also feed on figs and forest fruits and usually fly in small groups with a bounding flight just above the forest canopy.

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Photo: Daniel Z · CC BY 4.0

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