Indian Cuckooshrike
Coracina macei(Lesson, RP, 1831)
English (US) Indian Cuckooshrike
The Indian Cuckooshrike (Coracina macei) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Coracina macei
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Indian Cuckooshrike
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1831)
No guides listed yet for Indian Cuckooshrike
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Coracina macei macei
- Coracina macei layardi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Graucalus Macei
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1831)
- Type locality
- Bengal; restricted to Calcutta by Whistler and Kinnear, 1933, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, 36, p. 346.
- Original description
- Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux livr.5 p.349
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckooshrikes
Boyer's Cuckooshrike
Coracina boyeri
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae
North Melanesian Cuckooshrike
Coracina welchmani
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis
Moluccan Cuckooshrike
Coracina atriceps
South Melanesian Cuckooshrike
Coracina caledonica
Oriental Cuckooshrike
Coracina javensis
Malayan Cuckooshrike
Coracina larutensis
Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina striata
Mindoro Cuckooshrike
Coracina mindorensis
Visayan Cuckooshrike
Coracina panayensis
Mindanao Cuckooshrike
Coracina kochii
Looking for a different species?