Indian Cuckooshrike
Coracina macei (Lesson, RP 1831)
The large cuckooshrike is a species of cuckooshrike found in the Indian Subcontinent and depending on the taxonomic treatment used, Southeast Asia. The species has had a long and varied taxonomic treatment, being closely related to forms across Southeast Asia, with some authors using the name Indian cuckooshrike. The species and subspecies classifications vary widely across sources and are yet to be resolved unambiguously. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Campephagidae
Genus:
Coracina
Scientific:
Coracina macei
Original description
Citation:
(Lesson, RP 1831)
Reference:
Traité Orn. Tabl. Méth.
livr.5 p.349
Imprint year:
1831
Protonym:
Graucalus Macei
Type locality:
Bengal; restricted to Calcutta by Whistler and Kinnear, 1933, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, 36, p. 346.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111050#page/387/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F6D6E5DBCA1F1845
Avibase ID:
avibase-F6D6E5DB
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F6D6E5DB
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559458
Geographic range:
- Coracina macei: central and southern India from Uttarakhand eastward to West Bengal and Odisha, and southward to Kerala, and Sri Lanka
- Coracina macei macei: central and southern India from Uttarakhand eastward to West Bengal and Odisha, and southward to Kerala
- Coracina macei layardi: Sri Lanka
Indian Cuckooshrike
Catalan:
eruguera de Macé
Czech:
housenčík jihoasijský
Danish:
Stor Gråfugl
German:
Maskenraupenfänger
Spanish:
Oruguero indio
Finnish:
intianisokäpinkäinen
French:
Échenilleur de Macé
Croatian:
indijski skovranj
Hungarian:
indiai kakukkgébics
Italian:
Averla cuculo maggiore
Japanese:
オオオニサンショウクイ
Lithuanian:
kaukėtasis medšarkinis vikšralesys
Dutch:
Grote Rupsvogel
Norwegian:
storlarveeter
Polish:
kruczyna hinduska
Portuguese:
lagarteiro-oriental
Portuguese (Portugal):
lagarteiro-grande
Russian:
Большой воронец
Slovak:
húseničiarka masková
Serbian:
Veliki kukavičji svračak
Swedish:
större gråfågel
Ukrainian:
шикачик великий
Chinese:
大鹃鵙
Chinese (Traditional):
花翅山椒鳥〔大鵑鵙〕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Large Cuckooshrike [macei or layardi] ( Coracina macei [macei or layardi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Large Cuckooshrike [macei or layardi] ( Coracina macei [macei or layardi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Large Cuckooshrike [macei or layardi] ( Coracina macei [macei or layardi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Large Cuckooshrike [macei or layardi] ( Coracina macei [macei or layardi]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Indian Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Indian Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Large Cuckooshrike (Indian) ( Coracina macei macei/layardi) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2018: Large Cuckooshrike (Indian) ( Coracina macei macei/layardi) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2019: Large Cuckooshrike (Indian) ( Coracina macei macei/layardi) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2021: Large Cuckooshrike (Indian) ( Coracina macei macei/layardi) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2022: Large Cuckooshrike (Indian) ( Coracina macei macei/layardi) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2023: Large Cuckooshrike (Indian) ( Coracina macei macei/layardi) [version 7] |
| eBird version 2024: Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Indian Cuckooshrike ( Coracina macei) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Coracina [javensis, macei or larutensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: eruguera de Macé
Czech: housenčík jihoasijský
Danish: Stor Gråfugl
German: Maskenraupenfänger, Maskenraupenfänger (macei/layardi)
English: Indian Cuckooshrike, Indian Cuckoo-shrike, Large Cuckooshrike (Indian), Large Cuckooshrike [macei or layardi]
English, HBW: Indian Cuckooshrike
English (IOC): Large Cuckooshrike (Indian)
English (United States): Large Cuckooshrike (Indian)
Esperanto: Granda koraceno
Spanish: Oruguero de Macé (macei/layardi), Oruguero indio
Spanish (Spain): Oruguero de Macé (macei/layardi)
Finnish: intianisokäpinkäinen
French: Échenilleur de Macé, Échenilleur de Macé (macei), Échenilleur de Macé [macei ou layardi]
Croatian: indijski skovranj
Hungarian: indiai kakukkgébics
Italian: Averla cuculo maggiore
Japanese (romaji): ooonisanshoukui (macei/layardi)
Japanese: オオオニサンショウクイ (macei/layardi), オオオニサンショウクイ（macei／layardi）
Scientific: Coracina macei, Coracina macei [macei or layardi], Coracina macei macei, Coracina macei macei/layardi, Graucalus Macei
Lithuanian: kaukėtasis medšarkinis vikšralesys
Malayalam: ചാരപ്പൂണ്ടൻ
Nepali: लटुशक विरहीचरी
Dutch: Grote Rupsvogel
Norwegian: storlarveeter (macei/layardi)
Polish: kruczyna hinduska (macei/layardi)
Portuguese: lagarteiro-oriental
Portuguese (Portugal): lagarteiro-grande (macei/layardi)
Russian: Большой воронец (macei/layardi)
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Maha Kovul-saratiththa
Slovak: húseničiarka masková (skup.)
Serbian: Veliki kukavičji svračak (indijski)
Swedish: större gråfågel (macei/layardi)
Thai: นกขี้เถ้าใหญ่ (อินเดีย)
Turkish: Büyük tırtılyiyen (macei/layardi)
Ukrainian: шикачик великий
Chinese: 大鹃鵙 (macei/layardi)
Chinese (Traditional): 花翅山椒鳥〔大鵑鵙〕
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